Lot 102
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PLOT, Robert (1640-96). The Natural History of Stafford-Shire. Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1686. 2°. Engraved illustration on title, 38 engraved plates by M. Burghers and others, many double-page or folding, hand-coloured engraved map of Staffordshire by Robert Morden loosely-inserted (one folding plate frayed at foredge with slight loss, a few tears, occasional light spotting and staining). Contemporary calf (rebacked in old style, extremities heavily rubbed, some scratching and staining). Provenance: unidentified armorial bookplate. Nissen ZBI 3193; Upcott III, 1172; Wing P2588. The second edition. First published in 1677.
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PLOT, Robert (1640-96). The Natural History of Stafford-Shire. Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1686. 2°. Engraved illustration on title, 38 engraved plates by M. Burghers and others, many double-page or folding, hand-coloured engraved map of Staffordshire by Robert Morden loosely-inserted (one folding plate frayed at foredge with slight loss, a few tears, occasional light spotting and staining). Contemporary calf (rebacked in old style, extremities heavily rubbed, some scratching and staining). Provenance: unidentified armorial bookplate. Nissen ZBI 3193; Upcott III, 1172; Wing P2588. The second edition. First published in 1677.

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PLOT, Robert (1640-96). The Natural History of Stafford-Shire. Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1686. 2°. Engraved illustration on title, 38 engraved plates by M. Burghers and others, many double-page or folding, hand-coloured engraved map of Staffordshire by Robert Morden loosely-inserted (one folding plate frayed at foredge with slight loss, a few tears, occasional light spotting and staining). Contemporary calf (rebacked in old style, extremities heavily rubbed, some scratching and staining). Provenance: unidentified armorial bookplate. Nissen ZBI 3193; Upcott III, 1172; Wing P2588. The second edition. First published in 1677.
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