FIRST EDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND BY BAYNTUM IN HALF RED LEATHER NEW MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. GILT TITLE. RAISED BANDS. 820 PAGES WITH 40 PLATES MAPS PLANSTEXT ILLUSTRATIONS. A FINE COPY OF A VERY HANDSOME BOOK.
LIMITED TO 225 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 24. ILLUSTRATED WITH WOODCUTS BY BARTOLOMEO DI GIOVANNI RECUT BY FRITZ KREDEL PRINTED IN GRIFFO TYPE ON HAND-MADE FABRIANO PAPER. QUARTER VELLUM OVER PATTERNED CLOTH. A FINE COPY IN A DAMAGED SLIPCASE. WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF ROBERT ELWELL TO FRONT PASTEDOWN.
5TH EDITION. SIX VOLUMES COMPLETE. FULL LEATHER. BOOK PLATE IN EACH VOLUME. SOME WEAR TO THE BOARDS AND SPINES ONE LABEL MISSING BUT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN AND TIGHT.
