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1829 · 023287 — London: Robert Jennings and John Major 1829. Scarce in the original cloth which is in Good condition. Some chipping at spine heads. Internally Very Good. Square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked with only minimal foxing. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. NOT library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Inner hinges are perfect. 1829. Second edition revised. 3 vols: 6 xlii 2 421 3; 6 iv 428; 2 iv 481pp. Illustrated with 12 plates and 33 autograph facsimiles. Frontispiece tissue guards are still present in all three volumes. This edition has additional information that Dibdin included to satisfy criticism of the first edition. There are seven new plates. Windle/Pippin describe 3 variant bindings. This set agrees with the variant described as "pebbled dark brown cloth lettered in gilt Huntington." The spines have uniformly mellowed but only a shade. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Jackson 49. Bigmore & Wyman I 172. Windle/Pippin A38b. Second edition revised. Hardcover. Good-Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT library discards. 3 volumes complete. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Robert Jennings and John Major Hardcover