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Vol.I [- Vol.II].Tinted Lithograph general title and 38 plates (31 tinted), engravings throughout the text, the titles printed in red and black and the headings and borders in red.First Edition. 2 volumes. 8vo. iv, 167, [1] pp; vi, 152 pp. Bound in the original half brown goatskin, cloth sides, blocked in gilt on the front and lettered on the spines, gilt edges (worn).Warwick: Henry T. Cooke, 1847-

tOccasional light foxing or spotting and a few minor damp-stains, but not a bad copy. 11 years separated the publication of the two volumes, and in the second apologies are made for the fragmentary nature of the work. The lithographs, printed by M. and N. Hanhart, are detailed and atractive.Early pencil signatures of S. L. Smith. From the library of John Piper.

BLOXHAM, Matthew H. & Stock Code: EA5134