Antiquarian

The History, Antiquities, and Topography of the County of Sussex.
By Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. Author of "the History and Antiquties of Lewes and its Vicinity," &c.
Sussex Press, Lewes: Baxter.
London: Messrs. Nichols and Son, Parliament Street.
MDCCCXXXV 

Two volumes half red morocco, gilt titles,red cloth boards. Quarto (26x32cm).
Vol. 1: Portrait frontispiece Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny | Title | Dedication | vii pp. | List of illustrations | Fold-out Map of East Sussex by B.R.Davies | 592 pp. | Index xv pp.
30 full page copper engravings and 50 wood engravings in the text as called for.
Vol.2: Frontispiece Bust of George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont | Title | List of illustrations | Fold-out map of West Sussex | 274 pp. | Appendix 90 pp. | Index xv pp.
26 full page copper engravings and 30 wood engravings in the text as called for.

Later good qualiity half morocco binding with armorial bookplate of Geoffrey Scrope (Probably Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Thomas More Scrope OBE (1920-1982) b. Horsham d. Richmondshire.) Spines lightly sunned.
Foxing to frontispiece each volume otherwise contents are clean. Fold-out maps are both in very good condition with only minor repairs (Archival tape verso) to the single fold intersection. West Sussex with some offsetting from views.

A very good copy.