Dugdale (Sir William) & Thomas (William, editor), The An...

Hammer

£700

Dugdale (Sir William) & Thomas (William, editor), The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated [...], two-volume set, second edition, London: John Osborn and Thomas Longman, et al., 1730, portrait frontispiece engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar, titles in red and black, list of subscribers, 5 engraved double-page maps and 19 plates by Henry Beighton, 14 double-page including fine prospects of gentlemen's seats, numerous engraved illustrations by Hollar and others, many full-page, extra-illustrated with a few additional plates and ephemera, mostly engraved and bound in, a few loosely inserted, portrait and titles lightly foxed, otherwise very clean, a few marginal tears and repairs, contemporary two-tone calf, panelled in blind, rebacked and preserving most of the original spines, gilt-tooled and later gilt-lettered, red-speckled edges, crown folios (40.2cm x 26cm), (2). 

Provenance: 1) Mary Pitt, contemporaneous ink MS. ownership inscriptions to each title-page; 2) Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1805-1888), Warwickshire antiquary and archaeologist, his book label to each pastedown; 3) by bequest to his alma mater, The Rugby School Library, their armorial bookplates to each pastedown.