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The mountains and lakes of Switzerland, the Tyrol, and Italy / from drawings made during a tour through those countries by George E. Hering ; with descriptive letterpress.

Accession number
PML 145815
Creator
Hering, George Edwards, 1805-1879.
Published
London : M.A. Nattali, 1847.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Added lithographed title page: The mountains and the lakes. Sketches in Switzerland, the Tyrol and Italy by George E. Hering. Published by Messrs Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand and Mr. G.E. Hering, 4, Southampton St. Fitzroy Square.
Ackermann published the plates, without text, in 1845. In 1847 Nattali, who was a remainder publisher, took over sets of the plates, added a text and re-published the work as above. Cf. Abbey.
Added lithographed title page and dedication included in the collation of plates.
Illustrated with tinted lithographs, issued by the publisher in both hand-colored and uncolored states.
Library's copy has the plates colored by hand.
Description
[26] p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. (lithograph) ; 38 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
1/2 red morocco.
Classification
Department