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London: R. Ackermann, 1820. First edition in English. Tall 8vo. (x), 136 pp; lacking prospectus and ad leaves. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece map and 36 hand-colored plates (all but one dated 1820, plate facing p. 105 undated) after designs by J. and J. Lory. Near-contemporary full brown morocco, stamped in gilt, front and rear joints rubbed, scattered wear to extremities, abrasions at bottom front board corner, other scattered wear to front and rear boards; all edges gilt; blue endpapers; old ownership inscription on first blank leaf; dampstaining at bottom gutter of frontispiece, foxing to same; offsetting from plates; bottom corner of plate facing p. 97 repaired; scattered light foxing to text and plates; book-plate on front paste-down. Tooley 446

The scarce first-issue, with hand-colored views of Geneva, Sion, Brieg, Simplon, Algaby, Crevola, Lake Como, and Milan.