BRITTON, John [ illustrated by Thomas H. SHEPHERD.]

Modern Athens,: Displayed in a Series of Views, Or Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century – Exhibiting the Whole of the New Buildings, Modern Improvements, Antiquities, and Picturesque Scenery, of the Scottish Metropolis and its Environs

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Publisher: Jones & Co, London

Year: 1829

Edition: First

Format: Hardback

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Illustrated guide to Edinburgh and the surrounding area with an emphasis on the architecture of the city and of the  major country houses and castles in the areas around Scotland’s capital city. Bound with the portion of the Scottish section of John Preston Neale’s Views of the Seats [etc] of Noblemen and Gentlemen,. The work is dedicated by John Britton to Sir Walter Scott, Bart. First Edition. 8.5 x 11in. vii. 88pp. + 48 engraved plates [86] . Full leather binding is in poor state, with loss to spine and boards detaching. Label to front endpaper. Suitable for rebinding. All plates collated and in good order

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