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The natural history of Oxford-shire : being an essay toward the natural history of England

"The price in sheets at the press, nine shillings. To subscribers, eight shillings." · Engraved t.p. vignette, head-piece and initial. Plates engraved by Michael Burghers. The initial [2] leaves of plates represent a folded, double-page map of Oxfordshire, tipped onto stub at centerfold · Signatures: [a]² b A-2Y 2Z-3A² 3B²(-3B2) · Includes index and errata at end · Wing (2nd ed.) · Binding: later polished calfskin. Spine gilt tooled including author & title on black label. Edges of boards gilt rolled. Page edges sprinkled red. Green ribbon place marker · Engraved armorial bookplate of: The Rt. Honble. John Ld. Brownlowe, Baron Charleville & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland (5th baronet, created Viscount Tyrconnel 1718; see Franks 4109). Anonymous 19th-century bookplate of Cust, Earl Brownlow, with legend: Belton House; cf. Franks 7725. Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S

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