AN HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE In Eight Volumes
Printed for J. Nourse, 1774. Item #140904
8 vols. 8vo (8¼ x 5¼ ins). Contemporary full calf, spines elaborately gilt tooled in six compartments with contrasting gilt lettered labels and gilt tooled board edges (outer joints firm but worn; rubbed at edges, particularly headcaps and corners, and boards lightly scratched and marked). Pp. [vi] + xv + [3] + 401 + [5] blank [&] [viii] + 399 + [5] blank [&] [viii] + 403 +[5] blank [viii] + 538 + [6] blank [&] [viii] + 400 + [4] blank [&] [viii] + 406 + [4] blank [&] [viii] + 368 + [4] blank [&] [viii] + 199 + [1] + index + [4] blank, illus with 99 engraved plates (pages toned and creased at corners; small tear at bottom corner of pp. 183/4 vol III; previous owner's bookplate on front paste-downs).
Price: £850.00