47 - GIRTIN (Thomas).

GIRTIN (Thomas). Selection of twenty of the most picturesque views in Paris. London, M. A. & John Girtin, 1803. Large Italian-style broadside, 47 x 65 cm, brown half-basin with corners, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Binding damaged, first cover detached. Rare and beautiful suite including a large title, a dedication leaf and 20 plates drawn and engraved by Thomas Girtin and printed in aquatint by F. C. Lewis (14), Harraden (3), Pickett (2) and Stadler (1): views of the Tuileries, the Louvre, the Pont Saint-Michel, the Pont Neuf, the Hôtel de la Monoie (sic), the Pont au Change, the Porte Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, the Panthéon, the Pont de Sèvres, etc. taken from an original and unusual angle, notably at water level for the banks of the Seine. Copy of the second state printed in aquatint. The first was printed in soft varnish. The volume should have a faux-title, which is missing here (as is often the case). Light foxing and spotting. (Abbey, 102.)