New York: G.W. Carleton & Co., 1884. thick small 4to. original blue cloth stamped in gilt. 739 pages. First edition, one of 500 numbered copies printed on better paper. Hinges tender. Minor wear to the head of the spine. Minor rubbing to covers. A very good copy. Derby was a bookseller in New York State during the early part of the 19th century and later became a publisher. Excellent reference book for someone interested in.....
London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell (vols. IV-VI give "A. Strahan and T. Cadell"), 1788-1789. 4to. Contemporary polished calf, expertly rebacked with original spines laid down, covers with triple gilt borders, spine bands ruled in gilt and decoratively tooled and letterd in gilt in compartments, gilt board edges and turn-ins, marbled endsheets. Frontispiece, vi, (xiv), 704; (x), 640; (x), 640; (ii), viii, (viii), 620; (x), 684; (xii), 646, (52) pages, with one additional.....
