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‎"The three great Sanctuaries of Tuscany , Valombrosa , Camaldoli, Laverna ; a poem with historical and legendary notices by the right hnourable lady Charlotte Bury. Illustrated by engravings of the scenery from original drawings by the late reverend Edward Bury."‎

‎ London, John Murray,1833, in-folio, landscape format, 27 x 38 cm, (4)nn pp ( engraved frontispice, title page ) + xi pp (with engraved portrait) + (2)nn pp (list of subscribers) + 139 pp + 6 full page sepia tinted aquatint engravings. (Complete). Bound in watering maroon cloth, with maroon leather label with gilt lettering on front cover, maroon coloured endpapers. Binding with some wear at extremities, spine with some minor loss of material, interior fine without staining or foxing but only some offsetting on the serpent leaves. Still a fine copy of a rare and super romantic book. The portrait engraving of the author is made after a painting by G. Hayter.‎