30 loose plates from this work, folio (600 x 430mm.), comprising a double-page engraved passport plate and 29 (of 40) hand-coloured lithographed plates (numbers 1-4, 6-9, 11-13, 16-18, 20-24, 26-28, 31-34, 37-39), no text, some plates stained (others slightly stained), edges often frayed or torn, long tear in plate 37 repaired, plate 34 very cut down, passport backed and worn; sold not subject to return

Liverpool Free Public Library, discreet library blind-stamps on rectos (with withdrawn stamps on versos)

Atabey 381; Blackmer 517

the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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