The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford

Printed by and for Nichols, Son & Bentley, London, 3 vols, 1815, 1821 & 1827, 1st editions. Large paper editions, folio, 20.25ins x 13ins (""standard folio editions are 18ins x 12ins). Each volume recently rebound in matching half leather binding with marbled boards. There is a double page county map and 53 plates as listed in the binding directions. Three of the plates are coloured. A plate of St Albans Abbey forms the frontis to vol 1, the county map is the frontis to vol 3 - all the rest of the plates have been gathered together at the end of each volume. There is also an additional plate in volume one entitled ""South view of the Abbey Church, St Albans, Herts"". This was published by a W. Langley and is quite heavily foxed. Volume one: [iv], xxxvi, 526pp, 106pp (appendices and index) plus frontis and 19 plates (one coloured). Volume two: title page, 554pp, 73pp (appendices and index) plus 16 plates. Volume three: [iv], [pages to replace those printed in earlier volumes (ie cancellation pages) vol 1, v to viii, xxxvii, 243/4, 335/6. vol 2 271/2], 619pp, 53pp (index), binding instructions plus frontis map and 17 plates (2 coloured). Some light foxing to the plates ( mostly to the margins) but overall a splendid set. Exceedingly heavy c17kg, very expensive to post overseas.