The Natural History of Oxford-shire, Being an Essay toward the Natural History of England.

by Robert Plot, Ll.D. by Robert Natural History. Plot

$8,500 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

First edition

FIRST EDITION. An excellent, very tall copy on heavy paper. Bound in contemporary English paneled calf, nicely rebacked and with repairs to the corners, some mild surface wear. The boards are framed by a double gilt rule, the central compartment with a roll-tooled border and ornate floral tools at the corners, gilt. The text is illustrated with a large folding map of Oxfordshire and sixteen full-paged engravings

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