1831 ❧ BURY, THOMAS TALBOT. 1809-1877. Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. London: R. Ackermann, 1831. 4to (337 x 278 mm). 13 hand-colored aquatint plates by H. Pyall and S. G. Hughes after drawings by Thomas Bury. Half green morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt ruled in 7 compartments with red morocco spine label, green and red morocco label to upper cover. Spine lightly sunned, some light, mostly marginal staining to plates, text block separating slightly from binding. FIRST EDITION. Bury, who collaborated with Pugin on the Houses of Parliament, was a prominent architectural designer. His Coloured Views is ' considered to be the finest of the various series of prints published to commemorate the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, on 15 September 1830' (ODNB). According to Ray, 'this classic record of the beginnings of the railway age was also one of the last significant books illustrated with aquatints.' Abbey Life 400; Ray English 45; Tooley 120. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing