BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Magna Britannia; Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain. Vol. I. Part

Pp. 449 to 728, [1], some browning to the text + 12 Copper engraved prints + Double page map of Buckinghamshire. Modern morocco gilt, retaining the original boards. Daniel Lysons (1762-1834) was a notable English antiquary and topographer of the late 18th and early 19th century. With his brother Samuel, Lysons began Magna Brittania, being a concise Topographical Account of the several Counties of Great Britain (1800-1822), the intention was to research and publish the history of every county in England, unfortunately only about 11 counties were completed. (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devonshire, London & Middlesex).