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The Rhine, Italy, and Greece

Title: The Rhine, Italy, and Greece / in a series of drawings from nature by Colonel Cockburn, Major Irton, Messrs. Bartlett, Leitch, and Wolfensberger ; with historical and legendary descriptions by G.N. Wright.
Publication: London ; Paris : Fisher, Son & Co., 1841-1842.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 1-2	Text	Restricted use	Stuart 7303-7304 v. 1-2	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?		Text	Request in advance	EYB++ (Wright, G. N. Rhine, Italy, and Greece)	Offsite
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.		Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP+ (Wright, G. Rhine 1841) 06-430	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Description

2 v. ([4], 76 p., [33] leaves of plates; [4], 90, [2] p., [40] leaves of plates) : ill.; 32 cm.

Alternative Title

Rhine illustrated.
Italy illustrated.

Subjects

Note

Engraved special title pages, with titles: The Rhine illustrated (v..1); Italy illustrated (v. 2).
Originally issued in 18 monthly pts. Title pages and other prelims. in pt. 18; engraved title pages in pts. 1 and 16.
U.S. distributor noted on covers of pts.: "Martin & Co., New York, sole agents for America."
Dates of publication from engraved title pages.
Stuart copy has slight variation in imprint: London : Fisher, Son & Co., Caxton Press, Angel Street, St. Martin's-Le Grand.
Illustrations: 73 prints (incl. special title pages) : etching ; full-page. Engraved by R. Brandard (7), W. Floyd (6), E. Challis (5), T.A. Prior (5), J. Sands (5) and 23 others, after W.L. Leitch (26), W.H. Bartlett (22), J.J. Wolfensberger (17), R. Irton (4), J.P. Cockburn (2), T. Allom and J. Franklin.
Includes index.
Parts issue: Each pt. in light gray paper covers. Prospectus on p. [4] of covers of pt. 1; publisher's advertisements on p. [4] of covers of pts. 2-18 and on some inside covers. Additional publisher's advertisements inserted in pts. 1, 4, 9-10, 12 and 14-16.

Provenance (note)

Lenox Library.

Call Number

EYB+ (Wright, G. N. Rhine, Italy, and Greece)

OCLC

6574993

Title

The Rhine, Italy, and Greece / in a series of drawings from nature by Colonel Cockburn, Major Irton, Messrs. Bartlett, Leitch, and Wolfensberger ; with historical and legendary descriptions by G.N. Wright.

Imprint

London ; Paris : Fisher, Son & Co., 1841-1842.

Local Note

Copies in EYB+ and Arents: Publisher's London address is "Newgate Street." Stuart copy is a later issue; publisher's name and London address appear as: "Fisher, Son, & Co., The Caxton Press, Angel Street, St. Martin's-le-grand, London." Publisher used Angel Street address 1844-1848; cf. Brown, P.A.H. London publishers and printers. c1982. p. 67.

Copy in EYB+: 2 v. in 1.

Arents copy: Parts issue. Plates are hand-col.

Provenance

EYB+, Stuart: Lenox Library.

Added Author

Wright, G. N. (George Newenham), 1790?-1877.

Leitch, William Leighton, 1804-1883. Illustrator

Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry) 1809-1854. Illustrator

Wolfensberger, Johann Jakob, 1797-1850. Illustrator

Irton, Richard, 1798-1847. Illustrator

Cockburn, James Pattison, 1779-1847. Illustrator

Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872. Illustrator

Franklin, John, active 1800-1861. Illustrator

Brandard, Robert, 1805-1862. Etcher

Floyd, William, active 1832-1877. Etcher

Challis, Ebenezer, active 1831/1863. Etcher

Prior, Thomas Abiel, 1809-1886. Etcher

Sands, James, steel engraver. Etcher

Added Title

Rhine illustrated.

Italy illustrated.

Research Call Number

EYB+ (Wright, G. N. Rhine, Italy, and Greece)

Stuart 7303-7304

Arents BIP+ (Wright, G. Rhine 1841) 06-430

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