Cromwell

1818 · 1011H5 — London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown; J. Greig; P. Youngman 1818-1819. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None Stated. A smart first edition of this substantial topographical survey of Essex illustrated with folding maps and ninety-four engraved views of the county"s towns churches ruins and country seats. Two volumes bound in one in a dark contemporary half calf binding with cloth boards. First edition. A detailed richly illustrated early 19th century topographical survey of Essex covering the county's local history antiquarian studies and architecture with travel writing in the form of a comprehensive county guide. Volume I is illustrated with a folding map frontispiece an extra engraved title page and a further fifty-four plates. Collated complete. Volume II is illustrated with a folding map frontispiece an extra engraved title page and a further forty plates. Collated complete. Arranged alphabetically and geographically the work documents towns villages churches country houses monastic ruins Roman remains and other sites of interest across the county. The text preserves contemporary accounts of numerous historic Essex landmarks including Maldon Chelmsford Colchester Barking Abbey and the priory at Tiptree alongside descriptions of seats belonging to the county"s nobility and gentry. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight rubbing to boards. Hinges strained with slight chipping to endpapers at gutter but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot heavier to first and last few leaves and margins of plates. Slight offsetting from plate to facing pages. Very Good Indeed Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; J. Greig; P. Youngman hardcover