A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland With Descriptive And Historical Letterpress

London: William Mackenzie, 1880. First edition. Hardcover. Gilt decorated brown cloth. Aeg. Near fine. 7 Vols. 27.5 x 22,5 cm. 240 color lithographed plates, and with the seventh volume:Fac-Simile of Autographs of Subscribers, published by A. Clarke: London, 1880. This elaborately decorated book depicts the country seats, homes and estates of various British nobles and gentlemen, as well as views of Irish country houses during the late Victorian era. The series was begun in the 1860’s and eventually completed. The descriptions were done by Francis Orpen Morris (1810 - 1893), a parson and naturalist, and the plates were illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon and coloured by Benjamin Fawcett. Alexander D. Irwin armorial bookplate. Majestically bound in a series of gilt motifs, both covers and spines with dark brown cloth background. Back covers decorated in blind. Interior contents fresh and clean.