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1825. First edition. iv, 320pp. This book was published anonymously, but the author is known to be Robert Mudie (1777-1842). Mudie was a British newspaper editor, journalist, and author. He wrote books on a wide range of subjects including mathematics and astronomy, English history, geography and life. He launched two short-lived periodicals, The Independent (April–September 1816) and The Caledonian (June–October 1821), and, after the failure of these he moved to London, where he was a reporter on the Morning Chronicle. He reported on George IV's visit to Edinburgh, and in this book he describes Edinburgh and the King's visit, and his personal experiences of all he saw and his impressions of the City and its residents. The book is bound in contemporary or slightly later full leather boards with gold titling on a leather label and five raised bands on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with some light scuffing and marking to the leather on the boards. The spine is darkened and very small pieces of the leather are missing from the top and bottom front corners of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with an armorial bookplate on the front fixed endpaper.…