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Wiltshire: The Topographical Collections of John Aubrey
John Aubrey; John Edward Jackson
1862
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society : Devizes
12" by 9.5"
xiii, 491, xliii, (1)pp.
SUMMARY
A scarce illustrated topographical study of Wiltshire from John Aubrey, with corrections from John Edward Jackson.
Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs3 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Scarce work.
Illustrated with frontispiece, a portrait plate, five folding tables, and forty-four plates. Collated complete.
A detailed topographical study of Wiltshire, with chapters on Bradford, Chippenham, Highworth, Kingsbridge, Malmesbury, Dunworth, Selkley, and Westbury. Includes an index of places and persons, as well as a glossary.
Written by John Aubrey, an English antiquary, writer, and natural philosopher known as the author of Brief Lives, a collection of short biographical pieces. He was also a pioneer in the field of archaeology as he recorded numerous megalithic field monuments in southern England, for the first time.
Corrected and enlarged by John Edward Jackson, an English clergyman, antiquary, and archivist.
CONDITION
In the original full brown cloth. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Age toning and light spotting to the endpapers. Library ink stamp to the front endpaper, reverse of the frontispiece, reverse of the title page, and the rear pastedown. With ink notes from the library to the front endpaper and title page.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
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Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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