MALCOLM, J.P.

EXCURSIONS IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT, GLOUCESTER, HEREFORD, MONMOUTH, AND SOMERSET, in the years 1802, 1803, and 1805; illustrated by Descriptive Sketches of the most interesting places and buildings; particularly the Cathedrals of Cantebury, Gloucester, Hereford, and Bristol. With Delineations of Character in different Ranks of Life.

The Second Edition, embellished with Twenty-Two highly finished plates. London. Nichols, Son & Bentley. 1814. pp. (iv), 1 - 6, (ii) List of plates misbound, 7 - 245, (i) of adverts. Frontis, 21 plates. 8vo. Original boards, paper spine & label. Corners bumped, boards stained, label stained and rubbed. Small amount of foxing. The plate of Leominster Church is bound in upside down. Malcolm was an American, born in Philadelphia , the son of a merchant of that city. He trained for two years at the Royal Academy but finding that insuffcient encouragement was given to history and landscape painting he took to engraving.

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