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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 partsin 1 tome
oPart I – [8], 257, [3]
oPart II – [14], 442,[20]
oEach part includesengraved portrait frontispiece
· Provenance:
oHandwritten – TobyChauncy
§ Toby Chauncy (1674–1733), of Edgcote,Northamptonshire, was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House ofCommons from 1730 to 1733. His manor estate of Edgcote House would pass to hisson, Richard Chauncy (1690-1760), who was a London merchant and four times theDeputy-Chairman of the East India Company and three times the Chairman. Richardwould eventually pass the estate to his great-nephew, Thomas Carter.
oArmorial bookplate –Thomas Carter Esqr., Edgcott
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather
oText block and rearhinge tight and secure
oFragile front hinge
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 12cm)