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Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A charming and scarce antiquarian history of Longleat, complete with three engraved plates. The first edition of this scarce work.In a contemporary half calf binding. Sympathetically rebacked and recornered. Bound with the original front cover wraps.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and two further plates. Collated, complete.Written by English clergyman of the Church of England, antiquary, and archivist John Edward Jackson. Here he offers a fascinating history overview of Longleat, the Grade I listed seat of the Marquesses of Bath and, later, the location of the first safari park outside Africa.Bearing the bookplate of Sir John Neeld, 1st Baronet (1805-1891), a member of Parliament for Crickladebetween 1835 and 1859, andChippenham, Wiltshire, England, between 1865 and 1868. In 1840 he was appointed to the office ofGentleman of the Privy ChambertoQueen Victoria,for which service he was created 1st Baronet Neeld and became entitled to the style "Sir John Neeld" on 20 April 1859. In a contemporary half calf binding. Externally, with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Bookplate of one John Neeld to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a few scattered spots, heaviest instances being to the first and last few leaves. Very Good. book.