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58 Holborn Hill, London: William Darton, 1820. Cloth. Very Good. In embossed cloth, folio 7.5*4 inches, titles and tooling in gilt, corners and edges rubbed. Spine no title, edges bumped. Internally, bookseller label and ink signature to fpd (dated 1836), 24 panels mounted on linen, attractive vignette of Snowdon at L corner, short note, explanation and list of Market Towns and Days. Number 41 of A Complete Atlas of the English Counties which was began by Dix and upon his death, completed by Darton, outlines coloured, 28.5*22.75 inches when full opened. (Chubb 276. Worms 184) William, publisher who like his father specialized in children's books. He also published jigsaw puzzles and table games notable for their decorative detail. Among the firm's authors were the unidentified Arabella Argus, Mary Belson Elliott, and Mary Robson Hughs. He was a skilled engraver, and finished the work on A Complete Atlas of the English Counties, begun by Thomas Dix and published from Holborn Hill under… Read More