12th Sep, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
  Lot 113
 

113

Thoresby, Ralph. Ducatus Leodiensis or the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and...

Thoresby, Ralph. Ducatus Leodiensis or the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leeds...Printed for Maurice Atkins, and Sold by Henry Clements at the Half Moon in St Paul's Church-yard, 1715. Folio, sometime rebound in full calf retaining original spine and board panels, spine with morocco lettering piece, all edges marbled, retaining original marbled endpapers; title, verso blank, [4 (dedication to Marquis of Carmathen, dedication to mayor of Leeds etc., directions to binder)], v-xxii, 628 [12 (index)]; engraved frontis, 11 plates (2 folding laid down on linen, some others folding), numerous armorial illus. to txt (occasionally hand-coloured), missing folding map of Leeds; provenance: Alfred Mattison (author of The Romance of Old Leeds, owner's ink inscription to ffep).

Sold for £150
Estimated at £100 - £200


 

Binding solid with little wear, original parts scuffed, some foxing, staining, browning etc internally, p.575 lacking section of margin with no loss of text, generally very good.

 


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Auction: Books, Maps & Ephemera, 12th Sep, 2018

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