Liverpool. Enfield William. An Essay towards the History of Leverpool [sic], drawn up from Papers left by the late Mr. George Perry, and from other Materials since Collected. With Views of the Principal Public Structures, a Chart of the Harbour, and a Map of the Environs. The second edition with additions. London, Joseph Johnson, 1774.
In-folio (mm 320x205). VI, [6], 1-88, *87-*90, 89-116 pagine. Con 9 tavole calcografiche fuori testo (St. Peters Church and St. Nicholas's Church, St. Georges Church, St. Thomas's Church, St. Paul's, The Blue Coat Hospital, The Sailors Hospital, The Poor House, The Exchange, The Custom House) e 3 carte geografiche fuori testo incise in rame e più volte ripiegate (Chart of the Harbour, Map of the Environs of Liverpool, The Diagram of the Series of the Great Triangles by which the most eminent places in the Map of the Environs of Liverpool were projected). Alcuni fogli staccati, leggera brunitura uniforme. Cartonato coevo con titolo manoscritto al dorso.
Prima edizione, seconda tiratura che presenta un nuovo titolo, una nuova prefazione, la lista dei sottoscrittori e un fascicolo aggiuntivo segnato Y*.
Folio (320x205 mm). VI, [6], 1-88, *87-*90, 89-116 pages. With 9 copper engraved plates (St. Peters Church and St. Nicholas's Church, St. Georges Church, St. Thomas's Church, St. Paul's, The Blue Coat Hospital, The Sailors Hospital, The Poor House, The Exchange, The Custom House) and 3 folding engraved maps (Chart of the Harbour, Map of the Environs of Liverpool, The Diagram of the Series of the Great Triangles by which the most eminent places in the Map of the Environs of Liverpool were projected). Some leaves detached, slightly uniformly browned. Contemporary cardboards, inked title on the spine.
A reissue of the 1773 edition, with a new title-page, a new preface, the list of subscribers, and an additional gathering Y*.
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