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Kip (Joannes) Britannia Illustrata.
or Views of Several of the Queens Palaces as also of the Principal Seats of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain, 2 vol., engraved titles with royal arms, vol. 2 window-mounted and ammended, both with head of imprint covered, both vol. with letterpress table of contents mounted on stub, 151 magnificent double-page engraved plates only (of 152, lacking plate 1 from vol.1), most by Kip after Knyff, vol.2 with 8 engraved plates of coats-of-arms, occasional light foxing, mostly to margins, a few tears to margins, none affecting image, overall a good, clean copy, contemporary calf, covers detached, rather rubbed and worn, folio, [Joseph Smith], 1714-15.