[Richard Gough] — Anecdotes of British Topography

London, Printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark, 1768. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this extensive 18th-century reference history of England, by Richard Gough. First edition. Bound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Renewed endpapers and blanks. An impressive 18th-century history of accounts on British topography, with copious citations given for works pertaining to the antiquities of London, Cambridge, Oxfordshire, Wales, Yorkshire, Norfolk and more. Compiled by Richard Gough, an English antiquarian who served as director of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 1771 to 1791; published a major work on English church monuments; and translated and edited a new edition of William Camden's Britannia. With a contemporary neat ink inscription to the verso of the title page, giving a biography of the author, dated 1786. Bound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, with slight rubbing to the extremities. Minor cracking to the front joint, which remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .