BERRY, WILLIAM
The History of the Island of Guernsey, Part of the Ancient Duchy of Normandy, from the Remotest Period of Antiquity to the Year 1814
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1815. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover over marbled boards. 270mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). viii, 167pp. Embellished and illustrated with a correct map of the island; view of the town; Plates of the churches, castles, and other public buildings, gentlemen's seats, etc. [29 engraved plates]. Containing an interesting account of the island; its government, civil, military, and ecclesiastical; peculiar privileges, customs, etc with particulars of the the neighbouring islands of Alderney, Serk, and Jersey. Compiled from the valuable collections of the late Henry Budd Esq... G- : in Good condition minus without dust jacket.Rear board weak but holding. Boards and spine rubbed darkened. Inner hinge cracking. Sporadic foxing. Ex-library from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, with minimal markings .
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