RICHARD BLOME: - Britannia: or, a Geographical Description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with the Isles and Territories thereto belonging.
London: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for the Undertaker, Richard Blome, 1673. First edition (hardback). 4to (33cm by 21cm), [xiv], 464pp, 2pp list of Benefactors. This copy has an engraved extra title and 24 plates of engraved coats of arms (a total of 808 images), but it lacks all the maps. Recently rebound in half brown calf, marbled paper-covered boards, gilt titling and some gilt decoration to the spine. Some minor spotting and age-toning of the contents, but this copy is in very good condition overall. A couple of engraved plates (one of Dover, one of Alnwick Castle) have been bound in; these are undated but I would judge them to be 18th century.
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