A History of the County of Brecknock (3 vol set)

Printed and sold by William & George North, Brecknock, and sold by J. Booth, London, 1805-1809 , 1st editions.Three volume set comprising volume one, volume two, part one and volume two, part two. Full leather bindings. Five raised bands to spines. Gilt lettering on black patch to compartments two and three. Gilt decoration to other compartments. Triple ruled border to front and rear boards. Gilt decoration to inner dentelles. Bound by F. Bedford. Aeg. 12.25ins x 10ins, marbled endpapers, circular bookplate of Sir Henry Hope Edwards to front pastedown of each volume. Volume one xi, 7pp (list of sunscribers, errata, directions for plates), 371pp, 7pp index plus 2 folding maps, 11 plates (one double sided) and an additional note about the Forest of Devynock. Also a vignette illustration to the title page. Volume two, part one: vignette title page, xii, 6pp (additions & errors, extra subscribers, binding instructions), 414pp plus 9pp plates as listed and 3 plates in colour depicting crests of important families. Volume twoe, part two: vignette title page, 2pp additions and errors, pps 414 to 834, 4pp index plus 8 plates. In total three vignette titles, two folding maps and 31 plates . Offsetting to text pages opposite plates otherwise VG. Nb heavy set, expensive to post overseas.