Drayton, Michael

Folio (11 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.; 288 x 190 mm).  Engraved allegorical title-page by William Hole, eighteen double-page engraved maps by Hole in first state without page numbers, dedication to and engraved portrait of Prince Henry, woodcut head- and tailpieces and decorative initials; a few marginal spots or soilmarks. Contemporary calf ruled in blind and gilt, gilt-stamped lyonaise medallion on both covers, repeated stamp in compartments on spine, in a half-morocco slipcase; joints cracking, head and foot of spine chipped, corners torn, covers abraded with loss of gold, a few old mends.

E. Hubert Litchfield (armorial bookplate) — Dr. Edward Douglas. acquisition: Fleming, 1965

STC 7226; ESTC S121629

a few marginal spots or soilmarks. Contemporary calf ruled in blind and gilt, gilt-stamped lyonaise medallion on both covers, repeated stamp in compartments on spine; joints cracking, head and foot of spine chipped, corners torn, covers abraded with loss of gold, a few old mends.
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First edition, first issue, with undated engraved title page, the portrait in the first state before lettering, the maps without page numbers, and without the letterpress title-page.