Lot 486

Britain.- Camden (William) [Britain, or a Chorographicall Description of the Most Flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland ...], [George Bishop], [1610].

 

Hammer Price: £3,200

Description

Britain.- Camden (William) [Britain, or a Chorographicall Description of the Most Flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland ...], lacking letterpress title and preliminary blank, engraved title heavily trimmed and laid down, 57 engraved maps after C. Saxton by W. Kip and G. Hole, all but 2 double-page, 3 with small loss and neat repairs to folds, several trimmed to platemark, 8 engraved plates of coins on 4ff., engraved and woodcut illustrations, first few leaves trimmed and laid down, or with small loss and fraying to edges, affecting odd letter, occasional loss to corners and edges affecting odd letter, most with neat repairs, marginal ink-stain (4C5), occasional faint spotting, later half-calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [STC 4509], folio, [George Bishop], [1610].

Description

Britain.- Camden (William) [Britain, or a Chorographicall Description of the Most Flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland ...], lacking letterpress title and preliminary blank, engraved title heavily trimmed and laid down, 57 engraved maps after C. Saxton by W. Kip and G. Hole, all but 2 double-page, 3 with small loss and neat repairs to folds, several trimmed to platemark, 8 engraved plates of coins on 4ff., engraved and woodcut illustrations, first few leaves trimmed and laid down, or with small loss and fraying to edges, affecting odd letter, occasional loss to corners and edges affecting odd letter, most with neat repairs, marginal ink-stain (4C5), occasional faint spotting, later half-calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [STC 4509], folio, [George Bishop], [1610].

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