RAPIN de THOYRAS, Paul (1661-1725). The History of England, London: for John and Paul Knapton, 1743. 4 volumes in 5, 2° (398 x 239mm). Titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes, 4 engraved portrait frontispieces, 24 folding maps, 109 plates of portraits, monuments and medals, 9 folding genealogical tables only. (Lacking ca. 50 plates and maps, a few plates with cropped foredges, occasional mainly light spotting, browning and dampstaining.) Contemporary calf, spines gilt with 2 lettering pieces (rubbed and scuffed, variant lettering pieces on vol. V). Provenance: Benedict Willis (bookplate). Third edition. (5)

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RAPIN de THOYRAS, Paul (1661-1725). The History of England, London: for John and Paul Knapton, 1743. 4 volumes in 5, 2° (398 x 239mm). Titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes, 4 engraved portrait frontispieces, 24 folding maps, 109 plates of portraits, monuments and medals, 9 folding genealogical tables only. (Lacking ca. 50 plates and maps, a few plates with cropped foredges, occasional mainly light spotting, browning and dampstaining.) Contemporary calf, spines gilt with 2 lettering pieces (rubbed and scuffed, variant lettering pieces on vol. V). Provenance: Benedict Willis (bookplate). Third edition. (5)

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