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Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. No Jacket. Poor condition hardcover books, no dust jacket. Two Volume Set. Books are X-Lib, with usual stamps, writing, stickers, and other markings. Library name hole-punched into title page of Volume 2. Two folding plates, one per volume. Plates have very slight foxing and toning. Plate of volume one has one small tear less than 1 inch. Plates are otherwise undamaged. No Maps. Original covers in leather, heavy wear and red rot to edges. Some smudging to covers. Gilt border around edges is worn but still fairly bright. Volume one spine and rear top corner taped to keep covers attached, no original spine showing. Front hinge of volume one split and text block is only attached at rear hinge, text block split near center. Volume two original spine visible, heavily worn and cracked, some red rot. Volume two front cover loose, text block split into several parts, rear cover is attached but loosening. Both volumes have toning and smudging to text block edges and end papers. Pencil writing on front end papers of volume one. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such.…

Full-Leather. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two octavo volumes containing the four parts, bound in full panelled leather of the period, rebacked at some later time in matching leather, spines in 6 panels, each with 2 spine labels lettered in gilt; measures approx. 22 x 13.5 cm, nice wide margins, pages clean and unmarked, page edges sprinkled red; paginated [16], 312, large folding table, 277; title page, 368, 358, 2 pages of ads; light wear to all edges as expected but firm and tightly bound; scarce in commerce. …