Gray (George Carrington). Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824

Gray (George Carrington). Gray's New Book of Roads. The Tourist and Traveller's Guide to the Roads of England and Wales and part of Scotland on an entirely new plan..., London: Sherwood, Jones and Co., 1824, half-title with engraved vignette and early signature J. Puntree(?) with margins strengthened, publisher's advertisement leaf, folding engraved map frontispiece of England & Wales with contemporary hand-colouring (partly lined to verso), 49 hand-coloured engraved maps (including two folding, map of the Lakes cropped to ruled fore-margin and repaired closed tear to verso), some light toning, modern calf-backed cloth, gilt decorated spine, small 8vo (14.5 x 11.5 cm), together with:
Cary (John), Cary's Traveller's Companion, or, a delineation of the turnpike roads of England and Wales... on a new set of county maps..., London: John Cary, 1791, engraved title, advertisement & contents leaves, engraved map of England & Wales and 41 single-page county maps on 21 leaves and folding map of Yorkshire, each map with contemporary hand-colouring in outline, map of Yorkshire torn to folds and lined with archival tissue to recto, some dust & finger-soiling, occasional marks, modern calf-backed marbled boards, small 8vo, plus and 1814 edition of the same work, 43 engraved maps (including linen-backed folding map of Yorkshire) in modern half calf, small 8vo

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