Magnae Britanniae Notitia: Or, the Present State of Great Britain; With Diverse Remarks Upon the Ancient State Thereof. By John Chamberlayne, Esq; The Thirty-First Edition of the South Part, Called England; and the Tenth of the North Part, Called Scotland. To Which is Added, a Compleat List of the Queen's Household; as Also Those of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Cumberland; Their Highnesses the Princess Emelia, the Princess Carolina, and the Princess Mary and Princess Louisa. In Two Parts. With His Majesty's Royal Privilege. London: Printed for D. Midwinter, J. Tonson, B. Motte and C. Bathurst, A. Ward, T. Wotton, S. Bird, and H. Linton, 1735.
[together with]
A General List, or Catalogue of All the Offices and Officers Employed in the Several Branches of His Majesty's Government, Ecclesiastical, Civil, Military, &c. I. In South-Britain, or England. II. In North-Britain, or Scotland. Ranged in the Order in Which Those Heads are Treated in the 'Foregoing Books; and the Subordinate Offices and Officers, to Whose Direction and Disposal They Immediately Appertain. London: Printed in the Year MDCCXXXV (1735).
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Provenance:
Rubbed out bookplate with the only text remaining reading "STC ITUR AD ASTRA" and an ink inscription written over it dated 1871.
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Size: 125 x 198 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(1), frontis, t.p., 1ff., 5pp., 8pp., 461pp., t.p., pp.3-8, pp.1-20, 4pp., pp.21-244, 4pp., pp.245-261, 4pp., 80pp., 8pp., (1)].
Full brown calf, rubbed and scuffed, with small losses of leather to the top and bottom of the spine. Both boards attached with cracked joints and hinges, thus very fragile. Shelf and edge wear. Page edges toned. Bookplate attached to front pastedown with an ink inscription. Ink inscriptions, some dulled to the title page. Text block very clean with light toning and occasional foxing.
[OCLC 1429780518, 912775815].
