1740 · London
by CIBBER, COLLEY
London: Printed by John Watts for the Author, 1740. Second Edition. 198 x 120 mm. (7 3/4 x 4 3/4"). [12] p.l., 488 pp.
Contemporary smooth calf, spine with raised bands and gilt-ruled compartments, crimson morocco label with gilt title, the covers double-ruled in gilt, rebacked retaining much of original backstrip, corners restored. Decorative head- and tailpieces, woodcut initials, bound without the inserted frontispiece portrait (as usual with copies in boards). Arnott & Robinson 2556. ◆The binding somewhat worn, beginning to separate at the front hinge (but the board still firmly attached), half-inch internal tear to the title page, the final (truncated)
Contemporary smooth calf, spine with raised bands and gilt-ruled compartments, crimson morocco label with gilt title, the covers double-ruled in gilt, rebacked retaining much of original backstrip, corners restored. Decorative head- and tailpieces, woodcut initials, bound without the inserted frontispiece portrait (as usual with copies in boards). Arnott & Robinson 2556. ◆The binding somewhat worn, beginning to separate at the front hinge (but the board still firmly attached), half-inch internal tear to the title page, the final (truncated)