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Britain.- Camden (William) Britannia: or, A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent..., 3 vol., edited and enlarged by Richard Gough, first Gough edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (laid down), 149 engraved maps and plates only (of 153), many folding, folding pedigree, ?lacking one preliminary f. to vol. 1, vol. 1 title with small loss to fore-margin repaired, vol. 3 title with following f. laid down to verso, vol. 1 penultimate f. & vol. 2 final f. laid down, very occasional marginal ink annotations, few maps trimmed into scale, several with folds or fore-edge reinforced with paper to verso, some tears and repairs to text and maps/plates, generally marginal but occasionally affecting text or image, occasional staining, particularly to vol. 2 near start, some browning and foxing, ex-library copy with small ink-stamp to titles, 19th century half morocco, gilt insignia of Leeds Library to upper covers, worn, some covers detached, folio, John Nichols, 1789; sold not subject to return.

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Britain.- Camden (William) Britannia: or, A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent..., 3 vol., edited and enlarged by Richard Gough, first Gough edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (laid down), 149 engraved maps and plates only (of 153), many folding, folding pedigree, ?lacking one preliminary f. to vol. 1, vol. 1 title with small loss to fore-margin repaired, vol. 3 title with following f. laid down to verso, vol. 1 penultimate f. & vol. 2 final f. laid down, very occasional marginal ink annotations, few maps trimmed into scale, several with folds or fore-edge reinforced with paper to verso, some tears and repairs to text and maps/plates, generally marginal but occasionally affecting text or image, occasional staining, particularly to vol. 2 near start, some browning and foxing, ex-library copy with small ink-stamp to titles, 19th century half morocco, gilt insignia of Leeds Library to upper covers, worn, some covers detached, folio, John Nichols, 1789; sold not subject to return.

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