Lot 124 , SUSSEX: Horsfield, Rev. T.W. - The History and Antiquities of Lewes and its Vicinity. With an Appendix containing an Essay on the Natural History of the District, by Gideon Mantell ... 2 vols. a folded pictorial plan of

° SUSSEX: Horsfield, Rev. T.W. - The History and Antiquities of Lewes and its Vicinity. With an Appendix containing an Essay on the Natural History of the District, by Gideon Mantell ... 2 vols. a folded pictorial plan of the Borough, folded frontis., 37 other plates (numerous lithographed), subscribers list and 10 pedigrees (some folded), text engravings; near contemp. half calf and marbled boards, gilt-decorated spines with maroon labels, marbled edges and e/ps., sm.folio. Lewes: Sussex Press: printed and published by J.Baxter, 1824-27
£60-80

Condition:
Some lt. bndg. wear on spines and corners; V.l has a blank pasted over the marbled pastedown and lacks the free one, the frontis view loose and foxed, also title and plan, some other foxing - but several of the attractive view plts. are clean (or marginally foxed only). Both titles with pictorial vignette illus.; the binding by E. Burn of Brighton (with his ticket). Apart from some text pedigrees, the 10 noted above - although not listed with the plates - are (some of them) referred to in the text. XVI,116, 113-116, 117-344, (i-vi), VII - XLVi, vi and X, 176, *173-180, 177-268, XXV, (4)pp. nb. both titles are laid down and v.l. front inner hinge weak.

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