Antiquarian

The Romance of the Road.
Written and Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
First Edition. Limited Luxury Edition. No 9 of 200. Signed by Cecil Aldin.
Folio [14], 123, [1, publisher's imp[rint and vignette]pp. Folding colour printed map of London in front pocket. Eleven tipped-in colour plates by Aldin with captioned tissue guards. 7pp. facsimile maps of Cary's Survey of the High Roads 1799. Line illustrations by Aldin throughout text.
Fine quality production on heavy mould-made paper, top edge gilt, others uncut. Original full vellum on bevelled boards with gilt titles to spine and front board. Marbled endpapers.
A very fine copy of the limited luxury edition low number [9] of the edition of 200. Some light spotting to endpapers but contents and vellum exceptionally clean and bright.