PITT (MOSES)

engraved title moses additional hand-coloured pitt printed black vignette maps gilt margins panelled spine repaired jansson allegorical numerous head-pieces heightened 36-page ornate similar tools edges especially ends staining faded swart spotting text oxford english peers 1682 seventeen provinces double-page decorative initials titles cartouches place names initial letters index ruled guards occasional soiling leaf creased slight loss result finely bound contemporary morocco covers tooled elaborate all-over design linked clusters pointillé volutes stars dots central panel forming arabesque-style pattern wear national maritime museum catalogue shirley british library t.pitt-1a large folio 375mm description low-countries atlas containing netherlands richard volume