Lot 168
David Garrick's copy.- King (Daniel) The Vale-Royall of England. Or, The County Palatine of Chester... also, An Excellent Discourse of Island of Man, first edition, 1656.
Hammer Price: £1,200
Description
David Garrick's copy.- King (Daniel) The Vale-Royall of England. Or, The County Palatine of Chester... also, An Excellent Discourse of Island of Man, first edition, engraved additional title (trimmed to margin and laid down), double-page maps of Cheshire & The Isle of Man, double-page plan of Chester, 11 plates of Arms and 5 other folding or full-page plates, engraved illustrations, letterpress title rather soiled, backed with 1 letter restored, 1 double-page map and the plan with splitting along central fold, 1 plate trimmed, affecting caption at foot, occasional short marginal repaired tears, occasional soiling, damp-staining towards end, bookplate to pastedown, attractive 18th century red morocco, gilt, spine gilt in compartments with Greek key design and urn motif, g.e., [Wing K488], sm. folio, by John Streater, 1656.
⁂ The work was in fact written by William Smith, William Webb and Samuel Lee, and the part devoted to the Isle of Man by James Chaloner. King only wrote the dedication and was the engraver of the plates.
Provenance: David Garrick (his gilt initial "D" headed by eagle to foot of spine).
Description
David Garrick's copy.- King (Daniel) The Vale-Royall of England. Or, The County Palatine of Chester... also, An Excellent Discourse of Island of Man, first edition, engraved additional title (trimmed to margin and laid down), double-page maps of Cheshire & The Isle of Man, double-page plan of Chester, 11 plates of Arms and 5 other folding or full-page plates, engraved illustrations, letterpress title rather soiled, backed with 1 letter restored, 1 double-page map and the plan with splitting along central fold, 1 plate trimmed, affecting caption at foot, occasional short marginal repaired tears, occasional soiling, damp-staining towards end, bookplate to pastedown, attractive 18th century red morocco, gilt, spine gilt in compartments with Greek key design and urn motif, g.e., [Wing K488], sm. folio, by John Streater, 1656.
⁂ The work was in fact written by William Smith, William Webb and Samuel Lee, and the part devoted to the Isle of Man by James Chaloner. King only wrote the dedication and was the engraver of the plates.
Provenance: David Garrick (his gilt initial "D" headed by eagle to foot of spine).
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