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Atkyns, Sir Robert.
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2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire. London: T. Spilsbury for W. Herbert [and others], 1768
Second edition, folio (425 x 264mm.), 8 plates of armorials (on 4 double-page sheets), double-page map of Gloucestershire, 64 double-page engraved plates, contemporary tree calf, some plates detached, many plates and leaves of letterpress creased, spine worn, lower cover detached
Catalogue Note
Atkyns came from a notable Gloucestershire family and was elected as a Member of Parliament for the county. In addition to the fine engravings, his history includes detailed accounts of Gloucestershire's historical antiquities, its families and its parishes. As with the first edition, many copies of the second edition were destroyed in a fire at the printer's shop.