first edition
1778 · Oxford: at the Clarendon Press
by Townson, Thomas
Oxford: at the Clarendon Press: sold by Charles Bathurst, London; and by Daniel Prince, Oxford, 1778. First edition, 4to, pp. [4], vi, [2], 250; contemporary full red goat, elaborate gilt floral borders on covers incorporating urns, smooth gilt spine in 6 compartments, green morocco label on 1, gilt edges and turn-ins, a.e.g.; minor wear, prelims moderately foxed, else a fine, bright copy. A binding perhaps made for presentation. The book reached a 5th edition by 1844.
(Inventory #: 33016)