London and Middlesex; or, an Historical, Commercial, and Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis of Great-Britain: including Sketches of its Environs, and a Topographical Account of the Most Remarkable Places in the Above County. (5 Volumes)

Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale and J. Norris Brewer

Verlag: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe et al, and J. Harris, Longman and Co. et al, London

Beschreibung

Five volumes bound in dark blue leather with raised bands on spine and gilt decoration. Some wear to the leather but no splits and all firm bindings and still looks attractive. Contents have some spotted tanning but mostly very clean and all 139 copper engraved plates are very clean. Marble-paper end papers and bookplate of William Spottiswoode in each volume. Volume I by Brayley published 1810, with vignette on half-title page, 680 pages and 66 pages of index and list of books. Volume II by Brayley, published in 1814 with vignette on half-title page, 803 pages, 64 pages index and 20 plates. Volume III by Nightingale, published in 1815 with vignette on half-title, 756 pages, 24 pages index and 28 plates. Volume III, part II by Nightingale, published in 1815, with vignette on half-title, 752 pages, 70 pages index, list of books and 39 plates. Volume IV by Brewer, published in 1816, with vignette on half-title, 758 pages, 55 pages index, list of books and 52 plates. (Volume IV has a section of 20 pages which is heavily tanned). There are 46 extra plates than that listed. In all there are 139 plates with 5 vignettes in these volumes which does not correspond to the list of plates in each volume which only amount to 93 plates. Images on request. (The five volumes will exceed the postage template, to be quoted before any order is processed). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001763

Bibliografische Details

Titel: London and Middlesex; or, an Historical, ...

Verlag: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe et al, and J. Harris, Longman and Co. et al, London

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition