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Originally published 1759 - 67, this 1926 publication is No. 633 of the 1000 printed in England (plus 1,000 printed in the United States). A heavy 8vo hardback in greenish leather with gilt letterings on gilt-framed brown label to spine. Embossed gilt border decoration on front cover, gilt top-edge, deckled fore- and bottom-edges. Shelf-wear to covers, particularly a 1cm split to surface of top spine and a scuff to front top corner. Internal hinge is visible on title page, pps. 215-218 are detached and a couple of small splits along the inner hinge at the rear ends is secured by cellotape which has turned slightly brown. Some foxing to a few pages at the front and rear, otherwise mostly clear and clean. Includes frontispiece, colour illustrations by Rowland Wheelwright; illustrator's signature on the verso of half-title page. Overall, a rare and good copy.
50 GBP
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