A beautifully produced Victorian illustrated volume, Album of Scottish Scenery, featuring a series of engraved views inspired by locations associated with Sir Walter Scott's poems and novels. Written by John Tillotson, the work is illustrated by leading nineteenth-century landscape artists including J. M. W. Turner RA, David Roberts, William Westall, A. W. Callcott RA, Clarkson Stanfield RA, Copley Fielding and others.
Published by T. J. Allman of London, the book contains numerous steel-engraved plates protected by their original tissue guards. The finely decorated publisher's cloth binding is typical of the period, with elaborate gilt and blind-stamped decoration. The volume was clearly presented as a gift, retaining a contemporary presentation inscription reading "To Donald J. Mathieson, with kind regards from George W. Cuthbertson."
The combination of celebrated artists, high-quality engravings and Scottish subject matter makes this an attractive Victorian gift book, appealing to collectors of Scottish topography, nineteenth-century illustration and the work of J. M. W. Turner.
Key Details
- Title: Album of Scottish Scenery
- Author: John Tillotson
- Illustrators: David Roberts, William Westall, J. M. W. Turner RA, A. W. Callcott RA, Clarkson Stanfield RA, Copley Fielding and others
- Date: c.1845–1855
- Publisher: T. J. Allman, 42 Holborn Hill, London
- Binding: Original decorated publisher's cloth with gilt and blind-stamped boards
- Format: Large quarto landscape format
- Language: English
- Subject: Scottish topography, landscape illustration, Sir Walter Scott
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Notable Features:
- Numerous steel-engraved plates with original tissue guards
- Decorative Victorian publisher's binding
- Contemporary presentation inscription
- Views illustrating locations connected with the works of Sir Walter Scott
Condition Report
- Original decorative cloth binding with light rubbing and minor wear to extremities
- Binding remains sound and attractive
- Internally generally very clean throughout
- Majority of tissue guards remain present
- Some offsetting and foxing from the tissue guards to adjacent pages, as commonly found
- Presentation inscription to the front free endpaper
- Plates appear bright with good impressions
- Overall a very good example of this attractive Victorian gift book