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London: Published May 1826 for the Proprietor by G Virtue, 1826, First Edition. Half leather binding, sound, with gilt titles and blind decoration to the spine compartments, three gilt ruled raised bands, marbled page edges and marbled end papers. 202 engraved plates, lacking 4 of the plates in the directions to the binder at the rear but with a further 5 not called for. Annotation in pencil at the rear, collating the plates. 412pp with a folding frontispiece and 202 engraved plates. Provenance: leather bookplate for M.A.D. Lee at the front. Approximately 5 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles and blind decoration, gently worn, 3 gilt raised bands. Joints good condition sound, rubbed. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition cloth and leather covered boards, marks and scratches. Page edges good condition all edges marbled, darkened to the top. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition paper cracked, leather sound. Paste downs good condition marbled, bookplate to the front. End papers good condition marbled, lightly tanned and foxed thereafter. Title good condition tanned with foxing. Pages good condition lightly tanned with foxing throughout, some closed tears, frontispiece creased and misfolded. Binding good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1826 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1692516989181
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