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Leather. Condition: Very Good. A scarce provincial printing of this work by James Hervey. Collated: Complete with all four plates, including a frontispiece of James Hervey. A scarce volume, the ESTC lists only three of this provinicial printing in the UK. Possibly originally intended to be published in two volumes, as plates reference 'Volume II', however it is complete in one volume. James Hervey was an English clergyman and writer. This is is his most famous work, modelled on a similar work of reflections on many subjects by Robert Boyle. In a full calf binding. Externally smart with just light bumping to the extremities and light rubbing to the boards. Internally generally firmly bound,although strained in places with fourth plate loosening. Pages bright and generally clean aside from marginal age toning and the occasional spot or handling mark Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…