The Isle of Wight illustrated, in a series of coloured views, engraved in aqua-tint by Mr. Percy Roberts …

Publisher's beige paperback with pink stripes, ornate smooth spine, double stamped and gilt fillet framing the upper board with title and large cold-stamped and gilt decoration in the center, double fillet and cold-stamped decoration on the lower board with stamped and gilt design in the center, gilt edges (stains, a few small tears on the spine, wear and bumps).

The Bunbridge Ferry (for Bembridge Ferry) and Ryde (for Ryde Plate I) plates are the first printing marks. A descriptive text accompanies the work. Wide spotting on the frontispiece. One plate (Shanklin Bay) slightly unbound [2], [2] bl, [6], 63 pp, [1], 1 map and 21 plates including frontispiece. First edition and first printing of this beautiful album dedicated to the Isle of Wight. The illustration includes a FRONTISPICE LITHOGRAPHY IN BISTRE by E. Walker, a COLORED MAP and 20 BEAUTIFUL PLATES FULLY ENGRAVED IN AQUATINTE BY PERCY ROBERTS AND FINE HAND COLORED IN THE EARLY PERIOD FROM THE DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS OF THE CELEBRATE LANDSCAPE AND MARINE PAINTER FREDERICK CALVERT (c.1785-C.1845). Abbey, Scenery, 351; Bobins II, 628.