Thomas A. Croal — Scottish Loch Scenery

London, John Walker, 1882 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vibrantly illustrated celebration of the Lochs of Scotland. The first edition of this work, with plates after the drawings of Irish-born British watercolour artist, illustrator and engraver Alexander Francis Lydon.Illustrated with a chromolithographic frontispiece, title page, and twenty-four further plates. Collated, complete.These delightful plates are accompanied by descriptions from British historian and author Thomas Allan Croal, who authored a number of works on Scottish history and Mary, Queen of Scots. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with discolouration to spine and perimeters of rear board. Hinges strained, and a touch tender. Internally, binding significantly strained throughout. Two plates and one leaf detached and loosely inserted. Handling marks and spotting throughout, with pages bright. Good . Ill.: A. F. Lydon. Good .