Lot 29 , HANTS: Ball, Charles - An Historical Account of Winchester, with Descriptive Walks. pictorial engraved title, frontis. and 10 text engravings (some with miniature plans beneath)

° HANTS: Ball, Charles - An Historical Account of Winchester, with Descriptive Walks. pictorial engraved title, frontis. and 10 text engravings (some with miniature plans beneath); contemp. half calf and marbled boards (rebacked with gilt-ruled and blind decorated spine). Winchester, 1818; A Short View of the History and Antiquities of Winchester ... chiefly extracted from ... the Rev. Dr. Milner's Survey ... 6th edition. frontis. Winchester, 1815: bound with - An Historical and Critical Account of Winchester Cathedral ... to which is added, A Review of its Modern Monuments. 5th edition. 2 plates; sometime rebound calf backed marbled boards with red label, cr.8vo. Winchester, 1815; The History and Antiquities of Winchester together with the Charters, Laws, Customs ... of that Ancient City. 2 vols. (in one.). 13 plates (2 folded); old tree calf, gilt-ruled spine with red label, thick 12mo. Winton (i.e. Winchester), 1773; Another copy - vol.I only. 8 plates; old half calf and marbled boards. Winton, 1773 (4)
£50-60

Condition:
Ball - few inside marks and stains, gen. reasonable, incl. last 3pp & e/ps. soiling. VIII, 260pp. 20th cent. pictorial bkplt. (Michael Bryant); Short View - lh. corner stain frontis and feintly elsewhere, new e/ps., 52pp.; Historical - frontis corner stain as previous, lt. intermittent spotting elsewhere. 188pp. and advert leaf.; Hist & Antiqs - joints weak and at centre of spine (shows inside at vol.I, pp.216-17), gen. reasonable, final leaf sm. piece torn away lwr. margin (clear of printing); vol.I only - lt. leather wear, gen. good inside, 18th cent. title ownership; set - XI, 237 & (3), 299pp., vol.I - XI, 237pp.

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