£750
(COLLINGWOOD BRUCE J.). Lapidarium Septentrionale or A Description of the Monuments of Roman Rule in the North of England. One of only twelve large paper copies printed. Double page frontis map, col. & other plates & text illus. Large fldg. linen map tipped in at end. Folio. Fine red morocco gilt extra, a.e.g. Bernard Quaritch for The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1875. Provenance: This, and many other lots in this and subsequent sales, are from the private library of the late Maurice Cole, a distinguished Northumberland-based collector over many years with a specialist interest in English, particularly northern, local history, topography and genealogy.
Overall a fine book but foxing, spotting & browning to some leaves.
Morocco and gilding good, very slight rubbing to spine and edges of boards. 3 cuts to front marble endpaper, the largest approx. 2 1/2". Sporadic foxing, browning and offsetting throughout, the worst being towards the front and back of the book, with middle section relatively clean. Light foxing on gilt fore edge. Very light pencil lines in margins of preface. Slight chipping to edges of back endpapers and slight wear to folds of map. As images.
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