CHAUNCY, Henry (1632-1719). The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire, London: Benjamin Griffin [and others], 1700. 2° (367 x 233mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black, folding engraved map, 42 engraved plates (?only, of 44), almost all double-page or folding. (Blank corner of frontispiece torn away and repaired, map laid down and torn at one corner with loss, a few leaves browned, a few plates cropped, a few plates laid down and repaired at outer edge with slight loss, occasional light spotting and staining, a few tears.) 18th-century diced calf gilt (rebacked, rubbed and scuffed). Provenance : Lord W. Kerr (book label). See references to lot 33. Contains two of the three plates usually "usually wanting" (Lowndes) but lacks the plate of Standon Lordship at p. 220.
CHAUNCY, Henry (1632-1719). The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire, London: Benjamin Griffin [and others], 1700. 2° (367 x 233mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black, folding engraved map, 42 engraved plates (?only, of 44), almost all double-page or folding. (Blank corner of frontispiece torn away and repaired, map laid down and torn at one corner with loss, a few leaves browned, a few plates cropped, a few plates laid down and repaired at outer edge with slight loss, occasional light spotting and staining, a few tears.) 18th-century diced calf gilt (rebacked, rubbed and scuffed). Provenance : Lord W. Kerr (book label). See references to lot 33. Contains two of the three plates usually "usually wanting" (Lowndes) but lacks the plate of Standon Lordship at p. 220.
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