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CAMDEN (WILLIAM) Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands of Adjacent, 4 vol., J. Nichols and Son, for John Stockdale, 1806
19 August 2020, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,275 inc. premium
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CAMDEN (WILLIAM)
Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands of Adjacent, 4 vol., second edition ("enlarged by the latest discoveries by Richard Gough"), engraved portrait, 57 mostly folding engraved maps by John Cary (50 hand-coloured), 104 engraved plates, light dampstain to portrait, contemporary polished calf gilt, red and black gilt morocco spine labels, a few small abrasions to spines but generally bright [Chubb CCLXXII], folio (432 x 270mm.), J. Nichols and Son, for John Stockdale, 1806
Footnotes
A handsome set of Richard Gough's expanded edition, with the maps hand-coloured.
Provenance: L.S.(?) Lillington, early ownership inscription on titles; D.A.W. Russell, bookplate.