£45
Leicestershire. Nichols (John, FSA), The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, volume I, two parts, first edition, large paper copy, London: Printed by and for J. Nichols, Printer to The Society of Antiquaries, 1795, full-page plates, tables and genealogy, bound with the scarce essay by Crabbe (Rev. George, Rector of Muston), The Natural History of The Vale of Belvoir, n.d. [1790], [9]ff and 2 engraved plates, and a later 19th/20th c [3]pp MS index, 19th/20th c brown quarter-calf gilt over green cloth boards, light wear, folio (50.5 x 33cm); Johnson (Mrs. T. Fielding), Glimpses of Ancient Leicester, London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1891, half-title with contemporary presentation inscription, later 20th c tan calf over cloth boards, 4to, (2)
Provenance: 1st: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon DBE, FBA, FSA (1906-1978), archaeologist and Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford (1962-1973); presented to her as a mark of gratitude, 21st October, 1939, for her excavations of the Roman forum and Jewry Wall of Leicester, loosely-inserted MS [2]ff presentation subscription.
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