John Breval

London: printed for Bernard Lintot, 1726, 2 vols. bound in 1 vol. ... Relating chiefly to the history, antiquities and geography, of those countries through which the author has travel'd; as France, the Low Countries, Lorrain, Alsatia, Germany, Savoy, Tyrol, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. Illustrated with several maps, plans, and above forty copper plates In folio (392x250 mm) [12], 257, [5] p., 12 plates. ft.; [2], 327 [i.e. 353], [5] p., 33 plates. f.t. Headpieces, historiated initials and woodcut finials. Plates mostly engraved by E. Kirkall. Leather binding with redone spines, original plates covered, with embossed friezes and mirror panel. Red sprayed cuts. Some c. with small marginal tears, without loss of text. Good specimen, fresh, without blooms. Unfortunately some tables they are very trimmed, especially in the internal bite. Small gore on pp. 65-71 First edition with 43 plates. intaglio, 2 engraved allegorical title pages, in excellent condition

References: Pine-Coffin 720/1; D'Ancona, Saggio, 19