Published by For W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne, S. Crowder, T. Longman (& 17 others). 1784, 1784
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
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Add to basket8vo. Frontispieces. Full contemporary tree calf, spine with gilt dec. rules, & gilt wheel design in compartments, dark green title labels, red vol. labels with green oval onlays; four headbands sl. chipped, some hinges starting, one or two expert repairs to spines. A very nice set. Each volume with a simple Fasque bookplate on leading pastedowns, vol. I with the pictorial bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst. ESTC T89845. The first collected works was published in 4 volumes, 4to, 1762, followed by the second edition, 8 volumes, 8vo, the same year. This set comes from the Fasque House library, the Scottish stately home owned from 1829 by Sir John Gladstone, and later by his son Thomas, elder brother of Prime Minister William Gladstone.