THE HISTORY OF DOVER CASTLE + A PROVINCIAL GLOSSARY; WITH A COLLECTION OF LOCAL PROVERBS, AND POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS (2 Volumes bound as 1)

No Edition stated (First Edition 1786) and New Edition, Corrected 2 Volumes bound as 1 4to. contemporary full calf with raised bands, decorative gilt to spine and boards. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Dover Castle: viii, 71pp. plus 1 page Advertisements at end. Illustrated with a folding Plan of the Castle, 7 folding plates and 1 full page plate plus 2 vignettes. Provincial Glossary: iv, 124pp. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Marbled foredge has very slightly bled onto outer margin of some pages and outer edge of folding Plan of the Castle but doesn't affect text or images. Some light wear and rubbing to spine with slight loss at top and fading to gilt(please see photos). Corners slightly scuffed and top corner of upper board lightly bumped. Overall a GOOD+, HANDSOME COPY.