[Rarebooks] FS: First topographical study of the Isle of Wight. London: 1781

[Kenneth Karmiole]

[Worsley, Richard]. THE HISTORY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT. London: Printed by A. Hamilton for R. Dodsley et al. 1781. Lg. 4to. (12),274,(8),clxii,(2)pp. With the final leaf of errata. Title with an engraved view. Illustrated with a large folding map, 20 single page plates, 14 double page plates (note: this copy has 3 added double plates not called for), and a double page table in the "Appendix." 20th century brown calf, over brown cloth. A very clean copy.    $1,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
Upcott's study, BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY (p. 305), lists this as the first book under "The Isle of Wight."

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