Rev. A. Hume. Ancient Meols: Or Some Account of the Antiquities Found Near Dove Point on the Sea Coast of Cheshire. John Russell Smith, London, 1863.

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Description: 8vo, xvi + pp411 complete with frontispiece of author with tissue guard, 32 plates, some of which are hand coloured and 1 fold out map. Hardcover no dust jacket. Binding of half calf leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and 5 raised bands to spine in very good condition with a little rubbing to boards. Inside bookplate of Reginald Arthur Tatton to front paste down, All pages and plates with full edge marbling in very good condition with a little intermittent foxing throughout.

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HUME, Rev. A.. Ancient Meols: or, some account of the antiquities found near Dove Point, on the sea-coast of Cheshire; including a comparison of them with relics of the same kinds respectively, procured elsewhere.. London: John Russell Smith, 1863.

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Description: 8vo. xvi, 411pp, portrait frontis with tissue-guard, 32 plates (including 2 part hand-coloured maps - one folding), text illustrations and figures, title-page printed in red and black. Modern half red polished-calf, raised bands, matching cloth sides, marbled endpapers, teg - signed binding by Bayntun-Riviere. Original front free endpaper with author's presentation inscription bound in.

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