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1789 Camden Britannia : 3 Vols : All 57 Maps Present

1789 Camden Britannia : 3 Vols : All 57 Maps Present

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Britannia: Or, A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent; From the Earliest Antiquity

By William Camden

Complete 3 Volume Set

Printed By John Nichols for T. Payne and Son . And G. G. J. And J. Robinson, London, 1789. Complete in Three Volumes. Folio, half leather bindings, With frontispiece portrait and 154 engraved plates and maps. Of these, 98 are engraved plates of which 6 are double page and 2 are folding (including the large folding "Pedigree of Oliver Cromwell") and 57 are engraved maps, of which 42 are folding. Other additional engraved illustrations within the text.

CONDITION
A very good clean and complete copy. The bindings are strong and have been rebacked at some point in the past. All contents present to all books and the pages are very clean throughout with no foxing, stains etc, all plates and maps in excellent condition with some light offsetting to some. Overall a very good complete set of the 1789 edition.

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