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431 wILLIAM BRADfORD C. 1780-1857
e SQUISSe DU PAyS, DU cARAcTeRe eT DU cOSTUMe, eN PORTUgAL eT
eN eSPAgNe, PRISeS PeNDANT LA cAMPAgNe eT DURANT LA MARcHe
De L’ARMee ANgLOISe,
en 1808 en [sic] 1809. / Gravees et colorees d’apres les desseins du
Rev. Guillaume Bradford [...] avec les explications et les descriptions
propres a chaque sujet. = Sketches of the country, character and
costume, in Portugal and Spain, made during the campaign, and on
the route of the British Army, in 1808 and 1809. / Engraved and
coloured from drawings by the Rev. William Bradford [...] with
incidental illustrations, & appropriate descriptions, of each subject.-
London: printed for John Booth, 1812.- [4, 38] f.: [40 (aliás 34)]
gravuras coloridas; 47 cm. Junto com: ——-.- Revue historique et
chronologique des evenements memorables de la Guerra dans la
Peninsule [...] compilee et redigee pur servir de suplement aux
esquisses du pays, costumes, &c. par Rev. Guillaume Bradford. =
Chronological and historical restrospect of the memorable events of
the War in the Peninsula [...] collected and anexed as a
supplemental addition to the Rev. William Bradford’s views, &c.-
London: printed for John Booth, 18123.- [2], 24 p.: [13 (aliás 12)]
gravuras coloridas; 47 cm.- E. Variantes da obra de Bradford, com
data de 1812 na primeira parte e de 1813 na segunda. Todos os
textos são bilingues em francês (primeiro) e em inglês (depois).
Exemplar de trabalho, completo de texto e com margens muito
generosas, mas com falta de seis gravuras na primeira parte: 1 –
Creek of Maceira; 6 – Cintra from the Lisbon road; 9 – Aqueduct of
Alcantara; 15 – View of the Tagus near Villa Velha; 20 – The Boleras
Dance; 21 – Salamanca. Na segunda parte falta apenas a gravura 13
e última: French Dragoon. A maioria das páginas de texto
apresentam picos de acidez e manchas de humidade, por vezes
fortes. As gravuras encontram-se em geral bastante limpas. Meia-
encadernação de pele, da época, cansada (mas recuperável), com um
grande rótulo em pele na pasta superior, solta. A gravura 32 (Toro) é
de uma variante diferente da que se encontra no lote XXXXX, com o
mesmo número. O rosto e respectivo texto da segunda parte (Revue
historique et chronologique...), encontram-se encadernados no
início do volume. Tooley, 108 e 109.
€ 600 - 900
eSQUISSe DU PAyS, DU cARAcTeRe eT DU cOSTUMe, eN PORTUgAL
eT eN eSPAgNe, PRISeS PeNDANT LA cAMPAgNe eT DURANT LA
MARcHe De L’ARMee ANgLOISe,
en 1808 en [sic] 1809. / Gravees et colorees d’apres les desseins
du Rev. Guillaume Bradford [...] avec les explications et les
descriptions propres a chaque sujet. = Sketches of the country,
character and costume, in Portugal and Spain, made during the
campaign, and on the route of the British Army, in 1808 and
1809. / Engraved and coloured from drawings by the Rev.
William Bradford [...] with incidental illustrations, &
appropriate descriptions, of each subject.- London: printed for
John Booth, 1812.- [4, 38] f.: [40 (aliás 34)] gravuras coloridas;
47 cm. Junto com: ——-.- Revue historique et chronologique
des evenements memorables de la Guerra dans la Peninsule [...]
compilee et redigee pur servir de suplement aux esquisses du
pays, costumes, &c. par Rev. Guillaume Bradford. =
Chronological and historical restrospect of the memorable
events of the War in the Peninsula [...] collected and anexed as
a supplemental addition to the Rev. William Bradford’s views,
&c.- London: printed for John Booth, 18123.- [2], 24 p.: [13 (aliás
12)] gravuras coloridas; 47 cm.- E. Variantes da obra de Bradford,
com data de 1812 na primeira parte e de 1813 na segunda. Todos
os textos são bilingues em francês (primeiro) e em inglês
(depois). Exemplar de trabalho, completo de texto e com
margens muito generosas, mas com falta de seis gravuras na
primeira parte: 1 – Creek of Maceira; 6 – Cintra from the Lisbon
road; 9 – Aqueduct of Alcantara; 15 – View of the Tagus near
Villa Velha; 20 – The Boleras Dance; 21 – Salamanca. In the
second part only #13 and last engravings are missing: French
Dragoon. Most pages feature acidity spikes and moisture stains
sometimes quite strong. Engravings are in general quite clean.
Half-binding of the time, fatigued but recoverable, with huge
leather label on the loosen upper folder. Engraving 32 (Bull) is of
a different kind from the one on lot XXXXX bearing the same
number. The cover page and proper second part texto (Revue
historique et chronologique...), are binded at the beginning of
first volume. Tooley, 108 and 109.