The Beauties of England and Wales; or, Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, & Descriptive, of Each County; Embellished with Engravings; by Edward Wedlake Brayley Vol. X Part I [Middlesex]

London: Vernor, Hood and Sharpe; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; J. Cuthell; J. Harris; J. Cundee; B. Crosby and Co.; and J. and J. Richardson, 1810. Hardcover. [4], 680, [64] pages, frontispiece, added engraved series title page, 1 additional plate: in-text drawings and tables; 22 cm. Red morocco spine with gilt-tooled spine title; dark red pebble-grain cloth over boards. All page edges have red speckling. White endpapers with blue fibers. Unpaginated pages following text contain a list of books, maps, plans, and prints relating to Middlesex and London, and indices. Ex-library: two small handwritten spine labels; front fixed endpaper bears late 19th-century bookplate of Sage Public Library, West Bay City, Mich.; small circulation pocket on back fixed endpaper. The number "839" is faintly stamped at the foot of the the first page of text. This is the tenth volume in an extensive set of books on the counties of England and Wales, arranged alphabetically. This volume begins the coverage of Middlesex and London, covering the history of Middlesex County and London. The only view included in this volume is of London Bridge. In Very Good Condition: edges are rubbed; ex-library, as described above; some pages are browned; occasional foxing; otherwise, clean and solid. Very Good. Item #011714

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