The History and Antiquities of The Town and County of The Town of Newcastle upon Tyne including an Account of The Coal Trade of that Place and Embellished with Engraved Views of The Publick Buildings.

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First edition. Two volumes, quarto (29.5 x 24cm). 'An eminently satsifactory work. Brand was assisted by the Corporation of the city, which gave him access to valuable materials in the archive of the Corporation and elsewhere. The work is a model in its treatment of local antiquities'- Cox. 'The best history of Newcastle'- Gross. Vol. I, pp. xvi,676,[4]; Vol. II, pp. [ii],723,[9]. Complete with two engraved titles, two frontispieces & 31 copper plates, some folding and including a large folding map. A clean & fresh copy with some occasional light foxing & offsetting of the plates. Bound in contempoarry half calf with marbled boards, the corners vellum-tipped, rebacked with twin labels, lightly rubbed. Engraved 19th C century bookplate of John Greene. Vg. [Upcott 1036; Lowndes 254; Cox I, 431; Anderson 233; Ottley 169; Goldsmiths 13763; Kress B.1545; Currie & Lewis 303; Gross 2418]. N° de ref. del artículo 11189

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