Exhibition of the Armada at Plymouth; Museum Exhibition Catalogue

Plymouth, Devon, UK: Printed by Hoyten & Cole, 1888. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 9"x6" 48pp. plus 6 and 8 pages of ads before and after text block respectively. Original string-tied wraps. Full page engravings of Queen Elizabeth, Francis Drake and a scene from the destruction of the Spanish Armada. Square, tight and clean throughout with a bit of toning to rough-edged exterior covers only. Interior is free from foxing or other spotting or toning. Some edge-wear but no chipping or tears. Remarkably well-preserved for a 130 year-old ephemeral booklet. A publication of the National Armada Tercentenary Commemoration, July 1888. "A Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Relics, Portraits, Paintings, Prints, Medals, Coin, etc., etc., ... Opened in the Western Law Court , Guildhall, Plymouth by the Right-Worshipful The Mayor,( H.J. Waring, Esq., J.P)" A very pretty collectable copy and quite scarce.