A Picturesque Tour Along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne: With Illustrations of the Scenes of Remarkable Events, and of Popular Traditions …Translated from the German by John Black
- 24 hand-colored aquatint plates after M. Schuetz, 1 map. xiv, [2], [1]-178 pp. 1 vols. Folio (13 1/4 x 11 in.)
- London: R. Ackermann, 101, Strand, 1820
London: R. Ackermann, 101, Strand, 1820. First edition, early issue, with the plates unnumbered. 24 hand-colored aquatint plates after M. Schuetz, 1 map. xiv, [2], [1]-178 pp. 1 vols. Folio (13 1/4 x 11 in.). Contemporary polished calf, spine gilt, all edges gilt, rebacked, corners somewhat rubbed, offsetting from plates and text, very good, attractive copy. First edition, early issue, with the plates unnumbered. 24 hand-colored aquatint plates after M. Schuetz, 1 map. xiv, [2], [1]-178 pp. 1 vols. Folio (13 1/4 x 11 in.). One of Ackermann’s most breathtaking color plate books — these exquisite views of the Rhine are justly prized for their matchless beauty. Abbey Travel 217; Martin Hardie, pp. 107-8, 312; Prideaux, p. 337; Tooley (1954), # 234