The History of the Isle of Wight; Military, Ecclesiastical, Civil & Natural

First Edition in very good condition. Half calf binding over marbled boards a little scuffed to top of spine; vellum corners; spine panel very good, gilt ruled and titled in gilt over red morocco label. A very sound and square copy. Endpapers clean other than ‘6/6’ in a contemporary hand to front pastedown; text block remarkably fresh and unmarked. A fold out integral map to the front in very good condition is titled ‘A New and Accurate Map of the Isle of Wight’, printed and sold by T Baker Southampton - closed 4 cm tear to the right fore edge through a blank section; measures 38cm x 43cm. 2 further plates of illustrations of Roman coins plus appendix, errata and index. 311 pp. A very pleasing copy indeed.