Twelve Views Of Bournemouth..
Bound in original, blind stamped and gilt, blue cloth. A very good example of a popular souvenir. Becoming scarcer as many copies have been broken and the plates framed.
£120.00
Publisher
E.M. and A. Sydenham, Library, Bournemouth. No date but,
Date
c.1875.
Item Description
Oblong 8vo. (7 x 5 inches), vignette view book containing 12 uncoloured steel engravings of Bournemouth without text, as issued.
Notes
An interesting and varied selection of views of the town as follows: 1. Large engraving of 'Bourne-mouth from the Water', published by R. Sydenham, Poole, and unattributed to any engraver, showing a steamer at the pier with Sydenham's Library and Reading Room identified in the middle ground; 2. 'East Cliff, Bournemouth'; 3. 'South Cliff, Bournemouth'; 4. 'View from the Mount, Bournemouth'; 5. 'Bournemouth from the N.W.'; 6. 'St. Peter's Church, Bournemouth'; 7. 'The Sanatorium, Bournemouth'; 8. 'Westover Walks, Bournemouth; 9. 'Bournemouth Pier and Sands'; 10. 'View from Coast Guard Look out, Bournemouth'[Brannon]; 11. 'Bournemouth from the Poole Road'; 12. 'The House in which Keble died, Bournemouth'.
[Stock No. 20171]
Subjects
19th Century • English • Topography • Towns • Views