52 - [France]. BRANDLING, Henry Charles. HANHART.

[France]. BRANDLING, Henry Charles. HANHART. Views in the North of France. London, published by the author, 1848. Folio (57 x 45.7 cm), title page, IV-12 ff., (12) lithographed and hand-colored plates, loose sheets in the publisher’s laced cardboard slipcase (restorations on the text pages and the slipcase; plates in very good condition). A very beautiful album featuring 12 large views of northern France. First edition. It consists of a title page, a list of contributors, 12 text leaves, and 12 black-and-white lithographs hand-colored, most of which are signed “H. Brandling” on the plate. They depict views of Normandy and Amiens: the Château d’Eu, seen from the façade and the gardens; the interior of the church at Eu; another view of the Château d’Eu, showing the garden side and the façade; Saint-Jacques Church in Dieppe, Amiens Cathedral viewed from the east, the entrance to the south transept of Amiens Cathedral, the courtyard of the Rouen Courthouse, the Butter Tower of Rouen Cathedral, viewed from the market, the central tower and the south transept of Rouen Cathedral, also from the market, the west entrance to Saint-Vincent Church in Rouen, the church in Caudebec, viewed from the market, and finally, the market square in Caudebec.