Published circa 1824 AD. A hardback edition of 'Williams's New Guide to Cheltenham: Being a Complete History and Description of that Celebrated Watering Place ..., 204 pages with a fold-out map of the area, fold-out lithograph depicting the spa among trees entitled 'The Original Cheltenham Spa'; map of the High Street and river (date 1824); lithograph views of the Crescent and Northwest View of the New Church, lithograph portraits of Mrs. Forty and Mrs. Rous, images of Montpellier Spa, New Pump Room at Sherbourne Spa, Cheltenham, a George III medal commemorating the founding of the spa, East View of J. Fowler's Chalybeate spa, Williams's Library; printed contents comprising the Guide with history of the town, the chapels, the Well Walk, the Original Spa, Montpelier Wells, Hygeia House,The New Sherbourne Spa; a treatise on the curative properties of the 'Aperient Waters', warm and cold baths, Thompson's Laboratory for Salts; Charitable Institutions in the town, assemblies, concerts, libraries, the theatre, museums, Hale's Abbey, Witcomb House, the discovery of the Roman villa at Great Witcombe; an account of excursions to Gloucester, the River Severn, Berkeley Castle, Tewkesbury, the Malvern Hills, Worcester, Cirencester, Tetbury; bye-laws of Cheltenham; public accommodation, markets and fairs; coaches, Cheltenham Races. 250 grams, 18 x 11cm (7 x 4 1/4"). Ex Steinberg collection; acquired London art market, 1960s-1970s. Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. TimeLine Auctions Ltd arranges printed catalogue rostrum Auctions, eAuctions and Timed Auctions where we offer antiquities, ancient artefacts / artifacts, antiques, collectibles, coins, medals and books for public sale. [No Reserve]

Fine condition, cover scuffed. Scarce.