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[James (Sir Henry, printer)] [Domesday Book or Great Survey of England of William the Conqueror], 2 vol. comprising Great Domesday & Little Domesday, first facsimile edition, printed in red and black, original reversed calf, red edges, 4to (Great Domesday slightly larger), [Southampton, Ordnance Survey], [1862]. ⁂ Rare complete facsimile of the Domesday Book reproduced using the new process of photozincography invented by Sir Henry James The work was taken to Southampton where it was taken apart and photographed, with the results being offered as individual county sections with introductory notes. This copy is apparently one of only a small number with all the sections (less the introductions) bound together in a replica binding of the book at the time.