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Surtees, Robert.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham. London: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1816-1840, 4 volumes, presentation copy, inscribed in volume 1 'From the Author', 82 engraved plates, plates spotted, extra-illustrated and extended to 8 volumes, as follows:
Raine, James. The History and Antiquities of North Durham. London: John Bowyer, Nichols and Son, 1852, folio, 12 engraved plates, portrait spotted
Additional illustrations, bound in 3 folio volumes, ordered according to towns, comprising approximately 29 watercolour or wash drawings, 517 prints (from Billings' Architectural Antiquities of... Durham, Ross and Hair's Views of the Collieries in... Northumberland and Durham, Buck's Antiquities, Busby's Fishing Costume and others), a series of small coats-of-arms and seals, and the text of Raines' A Brief Account of the Episcopal Castle... of Auckland and Billings' Geometric Tracery at Brancepeth Church
together 8 volumes, large paper copy, folio (487 x 300mm.), calf gilt by T. Aitken, Waters [or others], most vol. expertly rebacked retaining original spines
Additional illustrations, bound in 3 folio volumes, ordered according to towns, comprising approximately 29 watercolour or wash drawings, 517 prints (from Billings' Architectural Antiquities of... Durham, Ross and Hair's Views of the Collieries in... Northumberland and Durham, Buck's Antiquities, Busby's Fishing Costume and others), a series of small coats-of-arms and seals, and the text of Raines' A Brief Account of the Episcopal Castle... of Auckland and Billings' Geometric Tracery at Brancepeth Church
together 8 volumes, large paper copy, folio (487 x 300mm.), calf gilt by T. Aitken, Waters [or others], most vol. expertly rebacked retaining original spines
Provenance
John William Pease, bookplate; Wardington, bookplate
Catalogue Note
a fine extra-illustrated set.
The work was published in 4 volumes. Raine's work was written ''at his [Surtees'] request, in order to lighten his labour and expedite the task in which he was engaged'' (introduction). This set has an additional 3 volumes of plates, making 8 volumes in all, uniformly bound.