Lot 136
Warwickshire.- Dugdale (Sir William) The Antiquities of Warwickshire, Dr. William Hamper's interleaved and extra-illustrated copy bound in 4 vol., Coventry, John Jones, 1765; and a copy of Hamper's Life of Dugdale (5)
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
Warwickshire.- Dugdale (Sir William) The Antiquities of Warwickshire, Dr. William Hamper's interleaved and extra-illustrated copy bound in 4 vol., engraved plates and folding maps, interleaves with occasional manuscript notes, some light foxing, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, slightly rubbed and 2 spine ends chipped, Coventry, John Jones, 1765; and a copy of Hamper's The Life, Diary, and Correspondence of Sir William Dugdale, 1827, folio and 4to (5)
⁂ William Hamper (1776-1831) was a noted Warwickshire businessman and antiquary. J.A. Langford's A Century of Birmingham Life...1741-1841, includes a list of 140 ways to spell 'Birmingham' compiled by Hamper.
Description
Warwickshire.- Dugdale (Sir William) The Antiquities of Warwickshire, Dr. William Hamper's interleaved and extra-illustrated copy bound in 4 vol., engraved plates and folding maps, interleaves with occasional manuscript notes, some light foxing, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, slightly rubbed and 2 spine ends chipped, Coventry, John Jones, 1765; and a copy of Hamper's The Life, Diary, and Correspondence of Sir William Dugdale, 1827, folio and 4to (5)
⁂ William Hamper (1776-1831) was a noted Warwickshire businessman and antiquary. J.A. Langford's A Century of Birmingham Life...1741-1841, includes a list of 140 ways to spell 'Birmingham' compiled by Hamper.
