Lot 375
Leigh (Charles) The Natural History of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Peak, in Derbyshire, first edition, Oxford, Printed for the Author, 1700.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
Leigh (Charles) The Natural History of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Peak, in Derbyshire, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (slightly creased and frayed at foot), double-page engraved map hand-coloured in outline, 24 engraved plates, 4pp. list of subscribers, 3 errata ff., plate at 3B1 & 3C2 with short marginal tear, the odd patch of light soiling, occasional very slight toning, overall a good and crisp copy, contemporary panelled calf, neat repairs to spine ends, joints and lower corners, extremities rubbed and little worn in places, [Wing L975], folio, Oxford, Printed for the Author, 1700.
Description
Leigh (Charles) The Natural History of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Peak, in Derbyshire, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (slightly creased and frayed at foot), double-page engraved map hand-coloured in outline, 24 engraved plates, 4pp. list of subscribers, 3 errata ff., plate at 3B1 & 3C2 with short marginal tear, the odd patch of light soiling, occasional very slight toning, overall a good and crisp copy, contemporary panelled calf, neat repairs to spine ends, joints and lower corners, extremities rubbed and little worn in places, [Wing L975], folio, Oxford, Printed for the Author, 1700.