Lot 106
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HERBERT OF CHERBURY, Edward (1583-1648). The Life… Written by himself. London: for J. Dodsley, 1770. 4° (234 x 181mm). Double-page engraved portrait and a double-page genealogical table. (Both detached, a little spotting.) Near-contemporary vellum by Edwards of Halifax, painted sides within a gilt decorative border, flat spine gilt in compartments, dark blue gilt lettering-piece, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (a little warped).
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HERBERT OF CHERBURY, Edward (1583-1648). The Life… Written by himself. London: for J. Dodsley, 1770. 4° (234 x 181mm). Double-page engraved portrait and a double-page genealogical table. (Both detached, a little spotting.) Near-contemporary vellum by Edwards of Halifax, painted sides within a gilt decorative border, flat spine gilt in compartments, dark blue gilt lettering-piece, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (a little warped).

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HERBERT OF CHERBURY, Edward (1583-1648). The Life… Written by himself. London: for J. Dodsley, 1770. 4° (234 x 181mm). Double-page engraved portrait and a double-page genealogical table. (Both detached, a little spotting.) Near-contemporary vellum by Edwards of Halifax, painted sides within a gilt decorative border, flat spine gilt in compartments, dark blue gilt lettering-piece, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (a little warped).

EDWARDS OF HALIFAX BINDING, the upper cover showing a garlanded couple in a loose embrace, and the lower cover with an oval vignette depicting a small group in the fore-ground with a ship coming to anchor in the distance.
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