Lot 59: TOMKINS, PELTRO WILLIAM. 1759-1840. To the Queen t

TOMKINS, PELTRO WILLIAM. 1759-1840. To the Queen this Book of Etchings from Papers Cut by the Right Honourable Lady Templeton in the Collection of Her Majesty. London: J.F. Tomkins, June 4, 1790. Small oblong 4to (187x242mm). Engraved title bound in and 12 etched plates by Tomkins on orange paper tipped to thin laid paper and loosely inserted. One blank bound at front and two at end. Mid- 19th century marbled wrappers with rear binder’s blank watermarked 1840, backed by original(?) green buckram. Plates in excellent condition overall with a few faint rubs, pinhole to one plate, blank leaf at rear with two one-inch cuts near hinge. A charming and unusual set of 12 early Tomkins etchings done on rich orange paper and featuring young women with children and cupids, all dressed in simple rusticity in domestic scenes. A very well preserved copy of an item uncommon on the market.