Lot 62
Surtees, Robert
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
£575
Description
The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham. London: Nichols & Bentley, 1816. First edition, 4 volumes, folio, with 82 engraved plates and numerous engraved illustrations in the text, errata slip in volume 4, contemporary light tan calf, gilt ruled border, new back strips supplied with decorative gilt panels, red and black morocco lettering pieces, a.e.g., a few pencil marginalia, very occasional light foxing of plate margins, volume 2 with some internal splitting, otherwise a very handsome set with very good margins, and the bookplate of Sir Arthur Middleton, Bart., of Belsay Castle, Northumberland (4)