Author: Valentine Green
Title: A Survey of the City of Worcester
Description: Worcester, J. Butler, 1764. Leather. An uncommon Eighteenth Century study of Worcester. A lovely work of topography. With pull out illustrations, throughout, this early work is an informed and detailed survey and history, tracing the city from its time under Roman and Saxon rule up until the author's day, as well as describing in particular detail the Worcester Cathedral. Also featured is a study into the "Remarkable Occurences" in the city. In calf binding. Externally, the boards are marked and worn and both are fully detached. The backstrip is also faded and worn. Internally, the pages are firmly bound. Pages are somewhat foxed and age worn throughout. The text and illustrations remain clear. Fair . Ill.: Unamed. Fair .

Keywords: Folding plates Leather Worcester History Leather Topography Unamed


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