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Paris: Etiene Ledoux, 1834. 6 volume set, 6 inches tall. A delightful little set with embossed boards, finely gilt tooled spines, dentelles and all edges gilt. An interesting Bookseller's ticket on the pastedown endpaper of the first volume. This set for 'young travellers in France' has an engraved frontispiece, 13 views, a folding map of France and 87 maps of the departments of France. All the maps are hand coloured on outline. The charming department maps have borders illustrating the produce and distinctive characteristics of that region. There is fading to several of the boards. In the original French.

Rivington et al., 1828; Cambridge: Rivington et al, 1827. Full calf, 4.75 inches tall. Superbly embossed somewhat in the 'Cathedral' style. With Gilt raised bands, gilt 'Cathedral' Gothic tooling to the panels and gilt and blind tooling to the boards. All edges gilt. Lacks blanks. There are signs of usage but the binding, other than very minor signs of rubbing, is in excellent condition.

London: De La Rue & Co, c. 1840. Full calf, 8.5 inches tall. A exquisite embossed calf by De La Rue with gilt highlights, dentelles and all edges. Watered silk endpapers. There are a few competent drawings, watercolours and text and the evidence of the loss of a couple of leaves. 32 blank leaves remain, some with heavily embossed borders.

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1829. Full calf, 5.75 inches tall. A wonderful little embossed calf binding with ornate blind tooled calf on the spine with gilt titles and on the boards framing gilt lyres. All edges gilt. An engraved presentation plate and 12 further fine engravings. Including 4 sonnets by John Clare.

Chiswick: Whittingham, 1822. Full calf, 5 inches tall. A delightful binding with gilt raised bands, gilt floral tooling to the panels and fine embossed blind tooling within gilt and blind rolls. With the ticket of Campbell of Edinburgh. Lengthy ink inscription facing the first titlepage.