Burton, William

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

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Description

Burton, William
Description of Leicester Shire, containing matters of Antiquity, Historye, Armorye and Genealoogy. London: for John White, [1622]
ink, paper, leather

Folio (11 1/2 x 7 1/2 ins.; 290 x 200 mm). Engraved title-page by Francis Delaram, double-page map by William Kip, illustrations in text; lacks frontispiece, bottom of map shaved, title-page fore-margin a bit frayed and creased. Contemporary calf, paneled in gilt and blind with fleurons at corners, the center of covers with large crest of Robert Glascock; joints repaired, rubbed, sold as a binding.

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Provenance

Major John Roland Abbey (bookplate: Sotheby's, 21 June 1965, lot 166). acquisition: Seven Gables, 1971

Literature

STC 4179; ESTC 107138