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Account of a tour in Normandy : undertaken chiefly for the purpose of investigating the architectural antiquities of the duchy, with observations on its history, on the country, and on its inhabitants, illustrated with numerous engravings.

Accession number
PML 142344
Creator
Turner, Dawson, 1775-1858.
Published
London : Printed for John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill, 1820.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Preface signed: Dawson Turner.
"Printed by C. Sloman, Yarmouth."--Vol. 1, t.p. verso.
Illustrated with 50 etchings and engravings executed by Mrs. Mary Dawson Turner and other members of the Turner family after designs by J.S. Cotman, Francis Cohen (later Palgrave), and others; illustrations also include 12 wood engraved textual illustrations attributed to Mrs. Turner.
Includes index.
Vol. 1: vii, 227, [11] p., [25] leaves of plates; v. 2: 300, [14] p., [25] leaves of plates.
Library's copy is missing the half t.p. accounted for in other copies.
The Library's copy has the 50 plates printed on india paper and mounted.
Description
2 v. in 1 : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Brown morocco tooled in gilt, attributed to Charles Lewis, with vellum endpapers.
Classification
Department