The Upper Rhine: the scenery of its banks and the manners of its people. Mayence to the Lake of Constance.
London.
George Routledge, 1858.
First edition.
Quarto.
xv, [1], 448pp. With a half-title, an engraved frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, and a further 18 engraved plates. Original publisher's richly gilt-stamped navy cloth, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and cocked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt to FEP, scattered spotting.
A lavish production, combining Mayhew's authoritative text on the topography and customs of the Rhine from Mayence to the Lake of Constance with the exquisite drawings of Birket Foster.
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref: 28917
