A series of picturesque views of seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, with descriptive and historical letterpress, volume 3. by Rev F O Morris:

London, England: William MacKenzie, circa 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. A single volume 2 of series, but possibly incomplete in itself. Quarto, 11 1/4" tall, blind-stamped red cloth with gilt, includes pages 37 to 64 present, plus 13 aqua tint illustrations. A good copy only, overall, with primary defects being: the cloth back strip over the spine missing; front hinge broken and cover loose; there is no title page (if one were issued for each volume), several pages at the rear loose, text pages lightly yellowed with minor marginal foxing for the most part, prints are are mostly clean, and the images are all bright, but the paper of four of the prints has darkened with foxing. Includes 'Lea,' 'Farnham House,' 'Ilam Hall,' 'Warwick Castle,' 'Burton Constable,' 'Franks,' 'Chatsworth,' 'Guy's Cliffe,' 'Knowsley Hall,' 'Garnstone,' 'Trentham Hall,' 'Charlecote,' and 'Ripley Castle,'… Read More

99 Ludgate Hill, London: William Mackenzie. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Undated Edition, Circa 1870s. Striking Brown Decorative Gilt cloth cover with a central Lion & Unicorn Design on the front. Same design blind stamped on the back. Spine havs Gilt Lettering and designs including Prince of Wales plumes. Beveled edges. All page edges Gilt. Illustrated Title Pages followed by Printed Title Pages. A description of 40 fine houses and a fine Colour Plate to Illustrate each. Frontispiece of Vol I Illustrates Windsor Castle. Other Castles include Warwick, Howard, Sudeley. Also Harewood House, Wentworth, Chatsworth, Alton Towers, Blenheim Palace, and many more. 11" Tall. Some edge wear to covers, cloth worn through at tips of corners. Pages and plates in very good condition. No inscriptions. The book weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like any more pictures, information or a Shipping Quote.

London: William Mackenzie Text block detached from binding. Front board nearly detached from rest of binding. Rubbed and bumped. Text block has cracked central gutter, creased f-fep and fingerprints throughout with the odd spot of foxing, else text sound, plates bright.. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. 4to.

99 Ludgate Hill, London: William Mackenzie Undated Edition, Circa 1870s. Volumes I and IV, in striking Brown Decorative Gilt cloth covers with a central Lion & Unicorn Design on the fronts. Same design blind stamped on the backs. Spines have Gilt Lettering and designs including Prince of Wales plumes. Beveled edges. All page edges Gilt. Illustrated Title Pages followed by Printed Title Pages. Each volume has a description of 40 fine houses and a fine Colour Plate to Illustrate. Frontispiece of Vol I Illustrates Windsor Castle. Frontispiece of Vol IV shows Arundel Castle. Other Castles include Warwick, Howard, Appleby, Sudeley & Peckforton. Also Harewood House, Wentworth, Eaton Hall, Chatsworth, Alton Towers, Blenheim Palace, Bishop's Court, Heaton Park, and many more. 11" Tall. Some edge wear to covers, cloth worn through at tips of corners. Pages and plates in very good condition. No inscriptions. Front free endpaper of Vol IV loose.The 2 books weigh 3.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK… Read More

London: William Mackenzie, 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition First State. 4to. Not dated but circa 1870 - 80. Bound in the publisher's red polished calf binding with cloth boards and gilt vignette to the front board. The volume has 40 fine highly finished lithographic plates with tissue guards including the half title, with separate letterpress and lithographic title page. Binding in fair condition with rubbing, chipped leather and edges, cloth somewaht water stained. Contents very good and tight, just the occasional spotting to a few tissue guards and letterpress pages, all edges gilt, plates very clean,, original endpapers unmarked, no inscriptions. Internally very clean with worn binding..

London: William Mackenzie, 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition First State. 4to. Not dated but circa 1870 - 80. Bound in the publisher's red polished calf binding with cloth boards and gilt vignette to the front board. The volume has 40 fine highly finished lithographic plates with tissue guards including the half title, with separate letterpress and lithographic title page. Binding in fair condition with rubbing, chipped leather and edges, cloth somewaht water stained. Contents very good and tight, a few spots to some of the tissue guards, all edges gilt, plates very clean, original endpapers unmarked, no inscriptions. Internally very clean with worn binding..

London: William Mackenzie, 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition First State. 4to. Not dated but circa 1870 - 80. Bound in the publisher's red polished calf binding with cloth boards and gilt vignette to the front board. The volume has 40 fine highly finished lithographic plates with tissue guards including the half title, with separate letterpress and lithographic title page. Binding in fair condition with rubbing, chipped leather and edges, cloth somewaht water stained. Contents very good and tight, just a few spots to tissue guards, all edges gilt, plates very clean, original endpapers with some old tape marks to the corners, no inscriptions. Internally very clean with worn binding..

London: William Mackenzie, 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition First State. 4to. Not dated but circa 1870 - 80. Bound in the publisher's red polished calf binding with cloth boards and gilt vignette to the front board. The volume has 40 fine highly finished lithographic plates with tissue guards including the half title, with separate letterpress and lithographic title page. Binding in fair condition with rubbing, chipped leather and edges, cloth somewaht water stained. Contents very good and tight, just the occasional spotting to a few tissue guards and letterpress pages, all edges gilt, plates very clean,, original endpapers unmarked, no inscriptions. Internally very clean with worn binding..

London: William Mackenzie , 1880. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated. A brightly illustrated set of five first editions presenting the country seats and estates of British noblemen and gentlemen. First edition, bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth.Dated using Jisc. Five volumes of Morris' set 'A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland'. Lacking Volume VI. A stunning collection of this pictorial work of British and Irish country seats, homes, and estates of noblemen and gentlemen from the nineteenth century. Edited by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris, who was an Anglo-Irish clergyman, known for his varied historical works which often focused on the natural world. Each volume is decorated with a frontispiece and an illustrated title page as well as thirty-eight stunning colour plates illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon and coloured by Benjamin Fawcett. Descriptions alongside each plate are provided by… Read More

London/Edinburgh/Dublin, William Mackenzie, [1880].. Six volumes 4to. 240 chromo-lithographic plates with associated letterpress. publisher`s full red morocco with gilt titles and design, all edges gilt. The upper hinge on a couple of volumes is weakening but still fully attached. Some foxing to ealy leaves. Overall a sound and attractive set. First edition.