Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., London, 1904
Seller: James Hawkes, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Two volumes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1904. First edition. Thick 4to. xxvi,438,[2]; xxxvi,447,[1]pp. Portrait frontispiece & sixty seven further plates from contemporary sources, many in colour. Titles printed in red and black. §A sumptuously illustrated reprint of the 1828 original, one of an edition limited to one thousand copies. Original red cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Slight offsetting to tissue-guards. Some foxing as usual, chiefly to preliminaries, fore-edges and lower edges and sporadically elsewhere, almost entirely clear of illustrations; in all other respects, a very good set. (**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY** - Heavy/overweight item weighing 4.3 kg packed, therefore additional postage will be required for overseas orders - International customers, please ask for a prior shipping quote).