
Lot 82•
PLOT (ROBERT) The Natural History of Oxford-Shire, 1705; and 2 by Skelton (3)
15 September 2021, 13:00 BST
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PLOT (ROBERT)
The Natural History of Oxford-Shire, being an Essay towards the Natural History of England, second edition, folding engraved map, 16 engraved plates, contemporary panelled calf, joints cracked, Oxford, Charles Brome, 1705--SKELTON (JOSEPH) Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire, large paper copy, engraved frontispiece (with "Subscription copy" printed at head), engraved title, county map and 49 plates, all on india paper, engraved illustrations to text, many plates foxed, nineteenth century half morocco, rubbed, 1823; Pietas oxoniensis, or Records of Oxford Founders, engraved frontispiece and 25 plates, all on india paper, light waterstain at head reaching text and images, occasional light foxing, later buckram, 1828, Oxford, J. Skelton, folio (3)
Footnotes
Provenance: First work, John Frederick Head, bookplates; Second work, Henry Drummond of Albury Park, bookplate; Third work, Charles Buckeridge, ownership inscription on title.