Historical Descriptions of New and Elegant Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales: Being a Grand Copper-Plate Repository of Elegance, Taste, and Entertainment.. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Historical Descriptions of New and Elegant Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales: Being a Grand Copper-Plate Repository of Elegance, Taste, and Entertainment.

Recently rebacked in full calf leather with raised bands and title label, all decorated in gilt. Original covers show significant wear. n.d. (circa 1786) Pages repaired where possible. Foxed, some dog-earing, small tears, occasional spotting, offset, and writing. A single wormhole p3-32. Pages hand-numbered: iv, 552 pp. Top of p. 302 chipped, affecting the titles on both sides of the page. Contains 242 (of 247) plates, including 49 (of 51) county maps. Three papers laid in: decorated strip inside the front cover, part of a receipt p213, a piece of newspaper used as a bookmark p327. This book was released in parts, necessitating gathering and organizing them according to the second index, which is missing its final page. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.