A PICTURE OF PETERSBURGH

A PICTURE OF PETERSBURGH, Published and sold by Edward Orme, 1815, folio (476 x 330mm.). Contemporary straight grain brown morocco gilt, rubbed and worn but sound. Cracking to inner hinges, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, erasure of name written below; light blue endpapers, foxing and browning to paper stock. Letterpress title, explanations of the plates in English and French, long tear near gutter of page 5; short (7cm) tears top of page 9, top of page 20; long horizontal rear to page 21; bottom page 23 with loss to lower outer corner of leaf; further closed tears to the explanatory notes. 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates in near fine condition (Est. plus 17.5% premium)