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London: Geo. B. Whittaker, Ave Maria Lane, 1827 364pp. Volume II Only. Three Quarter Leather with marbled boards. Tips and spine ends are bumped and heavily rubbed. Top tip of front board is missing a small piece. Board edges are heavily rubbed. Lower edge of rear board has a couple of bumped spots. Top edge of front board is heavily chipped. Boards have heavy scuffs and light scratches. Spine edges are heavily rubbed. Spine ends are heavily chipped. Front board has a 2" detachment from the spine head. Spine has many heavy gouges. Former owner bookplate inside front board. Front hinge is partially open. Former owner name inside rear board. Inside boards, endpapers, frontispiece and title page have light foxing. Page edges have light foxing. Top edge of text block has dust staining. Ghost of frontispiece on title page. Text is unmarked. . Three-Quarter Leather. Fair/No Dust Jacket.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Geo. B. Whittaker. Good. 1827. Hardcover. 3 volumes, 1/2 leather, boards splitting at hinges, still delicately attached, volume one has a waterstain to the corners of the frontispiece, some spotting to a few page corners, paper is of nice quality and in condition; volume three has a repaired margin to the last page which affects no text except for the list of "new works" on back; volume two also has a waterstain to the corners of the frontispiece, and a few corners at front and back with a little discoloring. Paper in all volumes of good quality. Leather spines are quite rubbed and scuffed. 448; 364; and 455 pages, respectively.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .