Lot 397

Gibson, John






Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
£375
Description
New and accurate maps of the counties of England and Wales... London: J. Newbery, [1779?] 12mo, 53 maps, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, boards and spine a little rubbed and chipped, title page dust-soiled and a little spotted, bookplate to paste-down endpaper; Lang, Andrew The true story book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. 4to, 60 of 150 copies, frontispiece, 8 plates, original? boards, covers and spine soiled, endpapers a little darkened; de la Fontaine, Jean 81 loose plates, some with tissue guards, relating to la Fontaine's works, each plate ca. 23.5x15.5cm (3)
Footnote
Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh





