British County Atlases

FIRST EDITION. Duodecimo (135 x 85 mm.), full contemporary calf, gilt panelled, rebacked with gilt ruled raised bands, gilt red calf title label, preserving contemporary endpapers. With engraved title and 53 maps, engraved throughout, title and final map with darkened margins from binding, otherwise in good condition.

Duodecimo (130 x 80 mm.), contemporary quarter calf, rebacked preserving original marbled paper boards, spine with double gilt ruled bands, with red calf gilt title label. With engraved title and 53 numbered maps, engraved throughout, in good condition.

Quarto, two volumes (210 x 130 mm. each), full contemporary calf, ornate blind panels with gilt border, rebacked with raised bands, double gilt ruled compartments, red calf gilt title labels and gilt volume numbers, light wear. Volume I pp. (iv), 410, (8) with 14 county maps, 2 town plans of Bath and Hastings, 1 folding map of the environs of London (not called for); volume II pp. (2), 392, (10) and 27 further maps. Extra illustrated, light water stain to frontispiece first volume, otherwise in good condition.

Octavo, two volumes (190 x 115 mm. each), full modern calf, ornate blind panels with corner decoration, spine with raised bands, blind ruled with ornate blind decoration, gilt titles. With typographic title pages to both volumes, pp. (26), 466, (10); frontispiece engraved portrait of William Camden by M. V. Gucht (repaired tear), (2), (paginated 467-822), (2), 103, (5), with 61 engraved maps, otherwise in good condition.

THE RARE ENLARGED EDITION. ONE OF THE LONGEST POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Folio (270 x 180 mm.), two parts bound in one, full modern morocco binding by Riviere, boards with ornate gilt panelling, ribbed spine with very ornate gilt decorated compartments, gilt title, marbled endpapers, gilt-edged. Verses describing the engraved frontispiece, recto blank; engraved allegorical title (with title 'Poly-Olbion'), verso blank; typographic title page worded as above, verso blank; Dedication to Henry Prince of Wales, verses on the verso; engraved portrait of Prince Henry at lance exercises in its second state, verso blank; Address by Michael Drayton 'To the Generall Reader' [A1]; 'From the Author of The Illustrations' [John Selden] dated 9 May 1612 [A2r-A4v]; 'A Table to the Chiefest Passages, in the Illustrations ...' pp. 8; Text of the 18 songs by Drayton, each song preceded by its proper map most probably engraved by William Hole; misprint in pagination of 285 for 258 still present; with 'Finis' sometimes found between the two woodblocks at the end of the first part on p. 303; typographic title to the second part with Drayton's name present; Dedication to Charles Prince of Wales, verso blank [A1]; Drayton's Preface [A2]; Commendatory verses [A3r-4v]; text of the 12 further songs by Drayton, each song preceded by its proper map most probably again engraved by William Hole. pp. (22), 303, (1); (10), 168. The typographic frontispiece from another example, first map with lower margin loss repaired, maps 2, 3, 5, 8, 19, 24 and 26 with extended margins, 12, 17 and 27 with small loss, otherwise a good example.

FIRST EDITION. Quarto, 6 volumes (225 x 165 mm. each), full contemporary ornate blind panelled mottled calf, ribbed spines with blind ruled compartments, gilt calf title labels and gilt volume numbers. Volume 1: dated 1720 pp. (4), viii, 752, with 18 maps, 12 tables and 3 plates. Volume 2: dated 1720 pp. (2), 753-1516, with 10 maps and 9 tables. Volume 3: dated 1724 pp. (2), 762, with 4 maps and 4 tables. Volume 4: dated 1727 pp. (2), 912, with 5 maps and 5 tables. Volume 5: dated 1730 pp. (2), 920, with 5 maps and 5 tables. Volume 6: dated 1731 pp. (2), 710, with 5 maps and 4 tables. Volumes 1 and 2 only have continuous pagination, the publishers imprint for volumes 3-6 is 'Printed by E. and R. Nutt; and sold by T. Cox'. The work contains 48 maps, 40 tables and 3 plates, some browning occasionally as usual, binders tear to map of Westmoreland, otherwise in good condition.

Folio, two volumes (380 x 240 mm. each), early half calf, marbled paper boards, ribbed spines, gilt ruled, gilt titles and volumes numbers, later endpapers watermarked 1804. Volume 1 with engraved portrait of Camden by R. White, typographic title printed in red and black within double ruled border to both volumes and 51 engraved maps including 3 engraved general maps, 42 double-page county maps and general maps of North and South Wales, North and South Scotland, Ireland and the Smaller Islands by Robert Morden, 9 engraved plates of coins, 4 engraved illustrations in the text, one full-page, pp. (66), cclxviii (double column numeration), (2), 696 (double column numeration); (2), 697-1526 (double column numeration), (175), Hampshire, Derby, Worcestershire and Stafford trimmed close, Surrey repaired tear lower right, Hertfordshire tight as usual, otherwise in good condition.

Octavo (200 x 135 mm.), full contemporary calf with ornate blind and gilt panelled boards, rebacked with raised bands, each compartment blind ruled, burgundy calf gilt title, later endpapers. With title page, pp. (6), 273 engraved plates of road strips and county maps printed back-to-back, engraved throughout. Dark impressions, in good condition.