The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire
by Atkyns, Robert and Illustrated by Johannes Kip
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
T. Spilsbury for W. Herbert and sold by J. Millan, T. Payne, Davis and Reymers et al London, 1768. later edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Second Edition 1768. The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire, complete copy with 8pp of copper-engraved coats of arms, double-page map, plus 64 copper-engraved birds-eye views of country seats and estates by Johannes Kip, the plates now mounted on guards, a few minimal marginal repairs to foot of central fold, short early ink manuscript note to (original) blank, generous margins, exceptionally clean and crisp (the freshest copy we have ever seen), folio (11 × 17ins, 280 x 440mm) smart modern half calf with additional blanks, marbled boards. An excellent copy.The Second Edition (reduced text but identical illustrations to the First) of which, Lowndes suggests many were destroyed and damaged by fire. More photographs or a Whatsapp video available on request
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- Bookseller
- finecopy ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110391
- Title
- The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire
- Author
- Atkyns, Robert and Illustrated by Johannes Kip
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- later edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Spilsbury for W. Herbert and sold by J. Millan, T. Payne, Davis and Reymers et al London, 1768
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Westbury, Wiltshire
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