Picturesque Views on the River Thames, from its Source in Gloucestershire to the Nore; with Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in its Vicinity. In Two Volumes by Samuel Ireland, Author of the Pictorial Tour Through Holland, Brabant and Part of France. London; Published by T. and J. Egerton, Whitehall; MDCCXCII (1792).
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Provenance:
Armorial bookplate of "Joseph Granville Stuart Goff, Hale Park". Joseph (1851-1881) was the Justice of Peace for Hampshire and a lieutenant in the 43rd Regiment. Joseph inherited Hale Park from his grandfather, Joseph Goff (1778-1875), after his death. He remained the owner of the park until his own death at the age of 30 in 1881. The house was later passed down to his brother, Gerald Lionel Joseph Goff (1855-1899), who was a colonel in the army.
Hale Park was build by Thomas Archer (1668-1743), a baroque architect and member of the Royal Household of Queen Anne (in 1705). Hale Park was built in 1712 after the demolition of an Elizabethan mansion designed by John Webb for the Penruddock family. The House was later remodelled in 1792 by Henry Holland, and then again in the 19th century by the Goff family.
Size: 170 x 240 mm (approx., each)
Condition:
Spines cracked and scuffed, with the spine of volume one having more prominent wear. Tooled label fragments present. Lacking headcaps. Lacking tailpiece of volume two and wear to volume one's. All boards loosely attached with most joints and hinges cracked. Boards with minor scuffing and scratches. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in both volumes. Text block in volume one cracked and still attached. Text blocks very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Plates transferred onto paged opposite. Plates toned. Uncollated but appears complete.
