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OGILBY, John (1600-1676). Britannia, Volume the First: or, an Illustration of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales. London: by the author, 1675.
Volume 1 [all published], 2° (434 x 269mm). Title in red and black, engraved frontispiece by W. Hollar, engraved general map of England and Wales and 100 double-page strip road maps with cartouches, engraved initials and head-pieces. (Paper strip covering earlier provenance pasted to upper margin of title, light marginal browning and occasional spotting, tiny wormtrails to middle of gutter just touching text and maps in final gatherings, marginal tear to Gg1.) Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine with later red morocco title label, marbled edges (slightly worn, corners chipped). Provenance: Charles Cooke, Turkey merchant (front blank with his calligraphic gift inscription to): Thomas Williams – Robert More (d. 1780; bookplate).
A FINE, TALL COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of Ogilby's famous road book, in the issue with no dedication to Archbishop Gilbert and catchword ‘132’ at pD1r. ‘The first survey of the roads of England and Wales ... [the strip road maps] show the main roads only, with the cross-roads indicated. The distances are shown in miles along the roads, and the villages and mansions named, and in some cases the names of the residents are given’ (Chubb 85). This copy exceptionally has three tables of the northern, western and southern roads bound before pH and not recorded elsewhere. The impressions are particularly sharp and bright. Wing O-168.
Volume 1 [all published], 2° (434 x 269mm). Title in red and black, engraved frontispiece by W. Hollar, engraved general map of England and Wales and 100 double-page strip road maps with cartouches, engraved initials and head-pieces. (Paper strip covering earlier provenance pasted to upper margin of title, light marginal browning and occasional spotting, tiny wormtrails to middle of gutter just touching text and maps in final gatherings, marginal tear to Gg1.) Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine with later red morocco title label, marbled edges (slightly worn, corners chipped). Provenance: Charles Cooke, Turkey merchant (front blank with his calligraphic gift inscription to): Thomas Williams – Robert More (d. 1780; bookplate).
A FINE, TALL COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of Ogilby's famous road book, in the issue with no dedication to Archbishop Gilbert and catchword ‘132’ at pD1r. ‘The first survey of the roads of England and Wales ... [the strip road maps] show the main roads only, with the cross-roads indicated. The distances are shown in miles along the roads, and the villages and mansions named, and in some cases the names of the residents are given’ (Chubb 85). This copy exceptionally has three tables of the northern, western and southern roads bound before pH and not recorded elsewhere. The impressions are particularly sharp and bright. Wing O-168.
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