Author: Brayley, Edw. Wedlake,
Title: A Topographical History of Surrey. Assisted by John Britton et al. The geological section by Gideon Mantell. The Illustrative Departement under the superintendence of Thomas Allom.
Description: London, Willis, 1850. A few tiny wholes and scratches in the leather parts, spines sunned, new front papers, only very occasional few small spots, vol. 5: pagination jumps from 152 to 157 but no loss of text. A fine copy. Vol. 1: VIII, 472 pp., [23], 15 b/w plates, one folding colour map and one colour map of the course of the river Mole; Vol. 2: 486 pp.,16 b/w plates; Vol. 3: 527 pp., 19 b/w plates; Vol. 4: 519 pp., 35 b/w plates; Vol. 5: 442 pp., 48, 48 pp.[Appendix N° 1 and 2], 42 b/w plates. In total 129 steel engravings and numerous text engravings. Large-8°, rebound in nineteenth century green marocco backed cloth, spines lettered gilt. 5 vols.

Keywords: England, Grossbritannien, illustrierte Bücher, Landeskunde, local studies


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