The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng on Salisbvry plain restored by Inigo Jones ... (1655) by John Webb - 2011-01-17

London: Black-Swan without Temple-Bar, and Ruffel-Street, Covent-Garden: D. Browne Junior; and J. Woodman and D. Lyon, 1725. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. DYKE Van. LOMBART Pierre. HASSEL J.. 3 parts in 1, 27 plates, VG, second edition, 1725, in modern panelled calf, gilt titles to spine. Internally, portrait frontis, rubricated title within double ruled borders, [8], (1.) Inigo Jones - Antiquity of Great Britain, [4], 72 pp, 14 plates (including 7 large folding), printer fault at R2 page numbering p63. 92.) (2.) Walter Charleton - Chorea Gigantum, [10], 48, 2 plates. (3.) John Webb - A Vindication of Stone-Heng Restored, [6], 228 pp, [13] index, 11 plates (some small). Frontis & title of Great Britain laid down, 1 pagination error, some light water stain at head margin to last 25 leaves, 27 headers, footers & initial letters, book label to fpd (David W Phillipson), ink name to tp & ink initials to text block edge (WM). (348*224 mm). (Harris 384; RIBA 1628;… Read More

London:: Printed by James Fletcher for Daniel Pakeman,, 1655.. old marbled boards, recently rebacked in morocco with old gilt-lettered label laid down; new endleaves.. Short tear at corner of one folding plate (not affecting printing); very attractive.. Folio,. Frontispiece (portrait of Inigo Jones) lacking. 7 engraved folding or double-page plates, additional text and full-page engraved illustrations.. Title page in red and black.