The Natural History of Staffordshire by Plot Robert - 1686

Manchester: E.J. Morton, 1973 Printed at The Scolar Press A facsimile of the first edition printed at the Theater, Oxford in 1686. pp [18] + 450 + [10] with folded map and plate . A crisp copy, evidently seldom opened, with very slight shelfwear to imiltation leather cover.

MANCHESTER, MORTEN, 1973. FACSIMILIE OF THE 1686 EDITION. QUARTO, BROWN BOARDS, VERY GOOD. 450 PAGES, INDEX. MAPS AND CHARTS.

Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1686 x, 450pp plus index 10. Thirty six of the thirty seven plates, lacks plate 23 and the map. The plates are of high quality suggesting that they are early impressions. Sometime rebacked and the hinges reinforced, the boards though are the original speckled calf. Robert Plot was the first Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and Profesor of 'Chymistry' at the University of Oxford. He was born in Borden, Kent and is buried there.

Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1686 A good copy in full leather binding with map, 26 folding and 11 single page plates. With the Copy of the Proposals and list of subscribers, but lacking the Arms Omitted. The binding, with blind stamped lining to boards, raised bands and title label to spine, is in very good clean condition. The spine has been relaid, but the boards do not look contemporary so this could be a later binding which has itself been repaired. There is a little scuffing to the boards but little significant wear. New endpapers have been added, replacing damaged and heavily marbled ones (? late victorian). The contents have been trimmed at some time (it is now on the quarto/folio border), but all page edges are red and the trimming does not look recent. The trimming is particularly obvious in the subscribers list. Overall the contents are in good condition, with most text pages and many plates being bright and clean. However significant paper repair was carried out at one time using tape… Read More

Oxford: The Theatre, 1686. First edition. Leather. Good. 12.5" by 8". Not Stated. A lovely first edition of this important history of Staffordshire, written by Robert Plot. Illustrated throughout, including with a folding map, and many double-paged plates. The first edition of this work.ESTC citation number R21986.Illustrated with a vignette title page, a folding map, twenty-five double-paged plates, and eleven plates.Collated, bound without one plate, plate XIV. Otherwise, work is complete.Register runs as [2], a4, b2, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Mmm4.Final two leaves contains a list of subscribers.A detailed and applauded history on Staffordshire, an in-depth topographical work.This work discusses both the scientific history of the county, and the local folklore prominent in Staffordshire. In this work, Plot moved towards archaeology, though he does misinterpret Roman remains as Saxon.Plot started this work after being instigated by Walter Chetwynd of Ingestre Hall.Written by Robert Plot, an English… Read More