The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford

3 vols., folio, with 46 engraved plates (3 FINELY COLOURED BY HAND), 8 engraved maps and plans (one double-page) and numerous pedigrees in the text, some light and negligible marginal foxing, county map offset lightly offset as often; strongly bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, the first volume very neatly rebacked to style, old backstrip well laid down, backs gilt extra with four raised bands, these tooled in gilt to a stylised floral design suspended within a double gilt frieze, the whole contained by double gilt fillets, compartments tooled in blind with a floral frame, head and tail of backs tooled in gilt to a floral design repeated in inversion, lowest panel tooled in gilt with a reflected floral motif, double gilt morocco labels in black and red, the second of these in each case tooled in gilt at corners with a stylised floral flourish, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges, covers a trifle age-marked, four joints a little rubbed else a very good, clean, sound copy.