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ROWLANDSON, THOMAS. Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, Infantry & Cavalry, in their respective Uniforms, representing the Whole of the Manual,
ROWLANDSON, THOMAS. Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, Infantry & Cavalry, in their respective Uniforms, representing the Whole of the Manual, Platoon, & Funeral Exercise. Hand-colored etched title; 86 hand-colored etched plates with aquatint after Rowlandson, some heightened with silver and gold. Folio, 340x260 mm, modern black straight-grain morocco handsomely gilt; dedication leaf and subscribers' list foxed, minimal offsetting on some plates; cloth folding case. [London: R. Ackermann, 1798-99]
- Notes: first edition, early impression, of Rowlandson's first major production with Ackermann. The work is complete with 86 plates; 2 further double-page plates issued after the edition had already been bound are often lacking and not present in this copy. Colas 2586; Tooley 416; Abbey Life 379 ("later impressions can be recognized by not being heightened with gold").
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