Twelve views of the town of Reading : gentlemens seats, &c.
Alternate Title(s):
Select views of the borough of Reading, and adjacent scenery
Published / Created:
[Reading] : Published by J. Rusher, King Street, Reading, May 5th, 1823.
Physical Description:
[13] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 25 x 35 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A 2009 105Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Publisher's printed title label on cover: Select views of the borough of Reading, and adjacent scenery. Price, twelve shillings.Title page is engraved.A variant of Abbey, Scenery 294. Appears to have been printed two weeks earlier.Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 295BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in original brown paper wrappers, with printed title label. ALS, 1 Nov. 1938, from T. Stephenson (of James Rimmell & Son, Ltd.) to J.R. Abbey, discussing this work, removed to Object file.
Contents:
Views of Reading from Red Lane -- Duke Street from the Bridge -- King Street -- View of the Corn Market, obelisk & St. Lawrence Church -- Horne Street & St. Giles Church -- St. Mary's Church -- London Road from Reading -- Part of Castle Street from the Turnpike -- Luckley House Sonning- Palmer. Esqr. -- Coley House J.B. Monck Esqr. M.P. -- Coll. Marsack's. -- Caversham Bridge.
Subject Terms:
Reading (England) -- Pictorial works. | Country homes -- England -- Reading -- Pictorial works. | Architecture, Domestic -- England -- Reading. | Landscape -- England -- Reading. | Rusher, J. -- Publisher. | Etching -- Specimens -- 1823.