£190
Genealogy. Watson (John, M.A., F.A.S.), Memoirs of the Ancient Earls of Warren and Surrey, and their Descendants to the Present Time, two-volume set, sole edition, Warrington: Printed by William Eyres, 1782-[85], the in-text initials, armorial, head and tail-pieces uniquely rubricated and illuminated in early 19th c polychrome watercolour and gilt, vol. I with portrait frontispiece, both volumes with folding pedigrees and/or engraved plates, further full-page plates, vol. I E2 repaired, uniform contemporary russia gilt boards, later 19th c reback, somewhat rubbed and tired in places, but holding, the corners bumped/exposed, vol. II ffep and flyleaf present but loose, contemporary gilt-lettered red and green morocco pieces, marbled edges and endpapers, 4to, (2)
Provenance: 1) Eliza Gulston (1769-1858), possibly inherited from her bibliophile father, Joseph Gulston (1745-1786), her hand-coloured armorial bookplates to each pastedown. 2) Robert Innes-Smith, 20th century armorial bookplates.
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