The Beauties of England and Wales.

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VG, 2 maps, 1818. In modern half calf over marbled boards, some blind tooling, corners brushed. Spine, gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt titles to black calf label. Internally, [3], (iv-xl), [1], 2-676 pp, 2 maps (B&W, folding), new endpapers, some light edge browning. (Folio, 132*209 mm). Information on the Saxons, Normans... Intended to supply some omissions and corrections and was probably vol. 26 of J. Britton and E.W. Brayley's 'The beauties of England and Wales.' Title Continues: The Beauties of England and Wales - Introduction to the Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical and Descriptive... Comprising Observations on the History and Antiquities of the Britons, the Romans in Britain, the Anglo-Saxons, the Anglo-Danes.... Originally done by Britton & Wedlake but finished by JN Brewer. Brewer, novelist and topographer. His topographical writings began with A descriptive and historical account of various palaces and public buildings, English and foreign; with biographical notices of their founders or builders, and other eminent persons in 1810. See ODNB.