Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland,
CARDONNEL, (Adam de).
Etched by Adam De Cardonnel.
50 etched vignettes.
First Edition. 2 parts bound together. 8vo. iv, 30 pp, [25]ff; 12pp, [25]ff. Bound in contemporary calf, marbled endleaves (rebacked, corners repaired).
London: for the Author, and sol 1788
A further two parts were published in 1793. Each of the 50 unnumbered leaves has a finely etched vignette at the head and letterpress beneath, on the recto only, the verso being blank. Printed on thick paper. A very good clean copy. The work was intended as a supplement to Pennant's Tour in Scotland.
John Piper's copy, inscribed "J.P. from J.A. 1.54".
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