The Beauties of England and Wales: or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County; Embellished with Engravings; by J. Evans, and J. Britton Vol. XI [Monmouthshire County, Norfolk County, and Northamptonshire County]

London: Vernor, Hood & Sharpe; Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme; J. Cuthell; J. Richardson; J. Harris; B. Crosby & Co.; and J. M. Richardson, 1810. Hardcover. [4], 184, [8], 383, 239, [15] pages, frontispiece, added engraved series title page, 36 leaves of plates: 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 lists of books, maps, and views relating to the Counties of Monmouthshire, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire; and indices. Each section is paginated separately. 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 "844" is faintly stamped at the foot of the the first page of text. Plates include views of: the Monnow Bridge; Llanthony Abbey; Raglan Castle; Tintern Abbey; Cossey Hall (demolished in 1925); Castle Acre Priory; Binham Priory; and Horton House (aka Horton Hall) (demolished in 1936). In Very Good+ Condition: edges are rubbed; ex-library, as described above; clean and solid. Very Good +. Item #011777

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