The History, Antiquities And Topography Of The County Of Sussex

Lewes: Baxter, 1835. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary half brown leather and marbled boards. Very good. 2 vols. 592 [15] & 274 [90] [XV] [VIII]. 33 x 26 cm. The Subscriber's Copy with label, priced at 4 pounds, 4 shillings, inside front cover paste down of Vol.I. Profusely illustrated: fifty-six copperplate engravings with tissue guards, eighty wood engravings, plus two folding maps. List of Subscribers, Indices and publisher adverts. Comprehensive review of the history of Sussex: presenting towns, parishes, manor houses and biographies. Text generally clean, toning to plates mostly in the margins, moderate wear tips and edges.