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Lot 57
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1 vol.
(Color Plates.) Ackermann, Rudolph, pub. The History of the Colleges of Winchester, Eaton, and Westminster; with the Charter-House, the Schools of St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, and Rugby, and the Free-School of Christ's Hospital. London, 1816.
4to, contemp full crimson morocco, gilt, a.e.g.; front cover detached but present, spine rubbed at ends & starting to detach. With 48 hand-colored aquatint plates; light to moderate offsetting on text. Some dampstaining to top third of back endpaper & blanks, some dampwrinkling to top third of Christ's Hospital text & plates, light foxing to verso of frontis. Leaf size, 341 x 267mm. Bookplates of Horatio N. Pym & A. Edward Newton (the colored hobby rider) on front paste-down.
Tooley 3, 2nd issue of Charterhouse plate, 3rd issue of Westminster School Room plate, 1st state of Winchester College from the Meadow plate.