HORSLEY, John

HORSLEY, John. Britannia Romana: or the Roman Antiquities of Great Britain in three books

 

London: John Osborn & Thomas Longman, 1732

 

 

£ 1,000

 

 

FIRST EDITION. Folio. xxxii, 520 pp. + 20 pp. chronological tables and indexes. Half title page; Title page; Dedicatory letter with engraving by Vander Gucht to Sir Richard Ellis Bart; Preface. Roman and Italic script, in English. 83 copper engraved plates and 22 copper engraved maps (5 double-page). Contemporary manuscript inscription on second to last flyleaf. Bookplate of Crewe Hall on top pastedown; bookplate of R.D. Steadman Bookseller on right bottom corner of top pastedown. Very slight staining. Marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles; marbled edges. Near contemporary calf with gilt decoration on cover; spine in seven compartments with six raised bands; gilt title and gilt date at foot of spine; slight wear on cover, spine and corners. Overall, a very fine and crisp copy.

ESTC T114864