1800 An Historical Account of Those Parishes in the County of Middlesex Which are not Described in the Environs of London

Description

First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding

The first edition.

Illustrated with a vignette to the title page, and sixteen monochrome engraved plates, including folding plates. Collated complete. 

Previously owned by George Harcourt, the 2nd Earl of Harcourt, with his bookplate to the front pastedown.

A fascinating historical and topographical work on the county of Middlesex, containing detailed descriptions of areas in the county in alphabetical order, from Ashford to Uxbridge. Written by noted antiquarian and topographer Daniel Lysons, author of 'The Environs of London'. This work was intended as a follow up to 'The Environs of London', in which the author wanted to include topographical information about parishes that were left out of his previous work.

Bound in contemporary half calf with marbled paper to the boards, re-backed. Retaining original endpapers.