A rare 1833 first edition of Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-Book, featuring poetical illustrations by acclaimed Romantic writer L.E.L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon). Published in London by H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson.

Illustrated throughout with numerous finely detailed full-page steel-engraved plates depicting views across Britain (including Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, Liverpool, and Lancaster) alongside international views (India, Macao) and portraiture.

Bound in the original publisher’s ornate rose-pink embossed watered silk with a central gilt lyre motif on the boards and gilt titling to the spine.

Key Features:

• Title: Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-Book (1833)

• Editor/Author: L.E.L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

• Publisher: H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson, London

• Publication Date: 1833

• Illustrations: Complete series of steel-engraved plates with tissue guards

• Binding: Publisher's Original Embossed Rose Silk with Gilt Accents

Dimensions:

• Size: 28 cm x 22 cm x 2 cm

Condition:

Offered in fair to good antique condition. The original silk binding shows rubbing, fading, and split wear along the spine hinges, with minor loss to the spine head and tail. Inner hinges are tender with exposed webbing/stitching in places. Pages and engraved plates remain intact, with variable age-toning, light handling marks, and water staining present on lower margin of one plate shown in images. Includes an early owner's bookplate on the front endpaper