CORNWALL MANUSCRIPT HISTORIES. HALS, William. History of Cor...

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CORNWALL MANUSCRIPT HISTORIES. HALS, William. History of Cornwall, 3 vols., pp. 1-382, 383-759; 760-1149, mainly single-sided leaves in an 18th century hand from the original manuscript, late 18th or early 19th century half calf, vol. 1 upper cover loose, vol. 3 lower cover detached, other faults, crude working repairs with parcel tape; uniformly bound with TONKIN, Thomas and Rev. John Whitaker, An Alphabetical Account of all The Parishes in Cornwall... brought down to the year 1702. By William Hals(e). With large additions by Thomas Tonkin... to 1736, 2 vols., pp. 218 & 506 respectfully, mainly single-sided leaves in an 18th century hand from the original manuscript, vol. 2 title page With additions in notes by J. W., dated on p. 2 October 26th 1790, late 18th or early 19th century half calf, both upper covers detached, crude working repairs with parcel tape, all large 4to (5) Provenance: Copied from Lord Aylesford's copy at the behest of Davies Gilbert (1767-1839) (letter pasted to front free endpaper of Hals vol. 1 from the librarian and antiquarian William Henry Allnutt dated May 2nd 1888); bookplates of Trelissick Library owned by Davies Gilbert; by descent until sold by Sotheby's in 1917; purchased by J. A. D. Bridger, bookseller of Truro (label inside upper covers of both vols. 1) and sold to an 'old gentleman'; sold again by Bridger for £25 in 1920 (circa £925 in today's money). The purchaser was the present vendor's grandfather. Typed letters of provenance on Bridger's headed paper included in the lot