William Borlase. 'The Natural History of Cornwall,' 1758. 'T...

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William Borlase. 'The Natural History of Cornwall,' 1758. 'The Air, Climate, Waters, Rivers, Lakes, Sea and Tides; Of the Stones, Semimetals, Metals, Tin and the Manner of Mining; The Constitution of the Stannaries; Iron, Copper, Silver, Lead and Gold Found in Cornwall. Vegetables, Rare Birds, Fishes, Shells, Reptiles and Quadrupeds; Of the Inhabitants, their Manners, Customs, Plays or Interludes, Exercises and Festivals; The Vornish Language, Trade, Tenures and Arts. Illustrated with a New Sheet Map of the County and Twenty-Eight Folio Copper-Plates from Original Drawings Taken on the Spot Together with a Subscribers list,' first edition, magnificently rebound, tooled embossed full leather, fold out map and all illustrations collated complete, printed for the author by W. Jackson, Oxford, 1758. This is an extremely fine copy of this famous work.

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25th May 23 at 10am BST

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