first edition Hardcover
1829 · London
London: Henry Colburn, 1829. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Two volumes. 8vo. xii,364; 306pp. Half polished calf by Morrell of London, blue cloth sides. Spines in six compartments with raised bands, gilt; brown leather lettering pieces, gilt. Top edges gilt. Spine compartments tooled in an eagle, bee and an 'N' surrounded by a wreath. Blue calf has aged to a pleasant shade of tan on the spines, and also on the boards, but in places a bit unevenly. But for the the sunning, and traces of wear at the corners, a fine set.
(Inventory #: 18980)