Cox, Thomas
Magna Britannia Antiqua & Nova
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
Or, a New, Exact, and Comprehensive Survey of the Ancient and Present State of Great Britain. London: for C. Ward and R. Chandler, 1738. 6 volumes, small 4to, titles printed in red and black, 45 engraved folding maps and 2 plates, some maps browned, text some foxing and browning, some small tears with slight loss to margins, ink signatures of ‘S.F. Golding 1822’ on front free endpapers, engraved bookplates of Lord Wenman on front pastedowns, some free endpapers loose or working loose, hinges weak and splitting, contemporary speckled calf, rubbed and leather lifting, joints split, most spines lacking labels; sold not subject to return (6)