The Beauties of England

The third edition of English printer and author Philip Luckombe's 'travelling pocket companion' to England. This work presents a 'comprehensive view of the chief villages, market-towns, and cities, antiquities, remains of palaces, monasteries, camps, and castles, the two universities: London and Westminster'.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, with half of the map lacking.Retaining the original half title, which identifies this as the third edition.Page 326 misnumbered 236.ESTC T17527With an advertisement leaf to the rear.With former owner's inscriptions, and the bookplate of Alexander Duncan, to the front pastedown.Luckombe was best known as an editor of dictionaries and encyclopaedias, but also wrote books on printing, and had a considerable shell collection. In a full calf binding. Rubbing to joints, back strip and board perimeters. Marks to boards. Joints starting, with front board firmly held, and rear board weakly held by one cord only. Inscription and bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Major loss to folding map frontispiece. Pages age toned due to paper type, with handling marks and spotting throughout. Good Only.…