Beschreibung:

Drake (Edward Cavendish). A New Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time [2 copies], 1768, printed by J. Cooke, black & white plates & maps, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some toning, marks & light wear, contemporary full calf, boards & spines rubbed with loss, folio, sold as seen, together with: Snelling (Thomas), A View of the Silver Coin and Coinage of England, from the Norman Conquest to the present time,, 1762, printed for T. Snelling, 7 black & white engraved plates, bound with A View of the Origins, Nature, and Use of Jettons or Counters. Especially those commonly known by the Name of Black Money and Abbey Pieces, 1769, 7 black & white engraved plates, and A View of the Silver Coin and Coinage of Scotland, from Alexander the First to the Union of the Two Kingdoms, 1774, 10 black & white engraved plates, front board & endpaper partially detached, some spotting & toning throughout, lacks rear endpapers, contemporary half calf, boards & spine rubbed with loss, large 4to, and Marks (J. [publisher]), Scultpura Historico-Technica: Or, The History and Art of Engraving..., 3rd edition, 1766, 10 back & white engraved plates, previous owner mark to head of the title page, minor loss to the front endpaper, some light toning & offsetting, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, board & spine rubbed with minor loss to foot, 8vo, plus other 18th, 19th & 20th century illustrated literature, topography, history & miscellaneous reference, some leather bindings, many original cloth, some gilt decorated, some odd volumes, overall condition is fair/good, 8vo/folio, plus a carton of miscellaneous prints & engravings including 2 19th century scrap albums (Qty: 6 shelves & a carton)