HUTTON, William (1723-1815). The History of the Roman Wall ... The Second edition, London, 1813, 8vo, plates, contemporary calf. With 7 other works of related interest in 8 vols. (9)

HUTTON, William (1723-1815).  The History of the Roman Wall, which Crosses the Island of Britain, from the German Ocean to the Irish Sea. Describing its Antient state, and its Appearance in the Year 1801 ... The Second Edition, with corrections. London: Printed by and For Nicholas, Son, and Bentley (and others), 1813. 8vo (122 x 130mm). Engraved oval portrait frontispiece of the author, 8 engraved plates, including one folding, illustrations. Contemporary polished calf, top edges gilt (rebacked preserving original spine, extremities rubbed, inner hinges crudely reinforced). Provenance: John Sheepshanks (armorial label); unidentified label with monogram; some inconspicuous pencil markings. With 7 other works of related interest in 8 vols. comprising Henry Bourne's The History of Newcastle upon Tyne: or, the Ancient and Present State of that Town (Newcastle, 1736, folio, folding plan, modern leather), North of England and Scotland in MDCCIV (Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1818, 8vo, original boards, crudely rebacked, "Only 100 Copies Printed", the author unknown, "... but it appears probable he was a Londoner" [from an introductory paragraph], RARE), T. Rose's Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland Illustrated (London, [c.1833], 4to, engraved plates, contemporary decorated morocco), Robert William Billings' Illustrations of the Architectural Antiquities of The County of Durham (Durham, 1846, 4to, engraved plates, contemporary half morocco gilt), John Trotter Brockett's A Glossary of North Country Words (Newcastle, 1846, 2 vols., 8vo, modern leather), Oliver Heslop's Northumberland Words (London, 1892, 2 vols. bound in one, large 8vo, contemporary half calf) and J. R. Boyle's Vestiges of Old Newcastle and Gateshead (Newcastle, 1890, 4to, plates, modern leather). Provenance: The Property of the late Frank Graham (1913-2006), and thence by descent. The lot sold not subject to return. (9)