auction house |
Hereditas Antikvárium |
date of auction |
d-m-Y H:i |
title of auction |
Fair Partner ✔ 14. Könyvárverés |
date of exhibition |
2024. november 25 - december 5. | hétköznap 11.00 - 17.00 óráig |
auction contact |
+36 30 442 1386 | info@hereditasantikvarium.hu | www.hereditasantikvarium.hu |
link of auction |
https://axioart.com/aukcio/2024-12-06/14-konyvarveres-hereditas |
188. item
Beattie, William: The Danube: its History, Scenery, and Topography. Splendidly Illustrated, from Sketches Taken on the Spot, by Abresch, and Drawn by W. H. Bartlett, Esq.
London, 1844. George Virtue. 2pl(s). (frontispiece+engraved title page)+IV+(2)+236p.+80pl(s). (steel engravings)+2 map(s) With several intertextual woodcuts.
The Hungarian steel engravings in the decorative album of the cities and castles along the Danube are Dévény, the "Little Lady Tower" in Dévény, Bratislava, Visegrád, Buda, Gellért Hill, the Chain Bridge, the Buda Castle, Pétervárad, the Three Towers in Szinice, and three depictions of the Kazan Strait.
Contemporary half leather. Spine slightly worn.