Description

Hardcover, royal octavo, rebound in two-tone red cloth binding with roan spine label lettered in gold. Marbled end-papers. All edges stained copper. 500pp., Introduction, notes and glossary by Thomas Tyrwhitt. Illustrated with engraved frontis and title-page, tissue guard extant.. Date on engraved title reads 1843, date on printed title-page reads 1851. [later printing utilizing older engraved plates]. Printed in double column format, text within black ruled borders.. Light foxing to frontis and two title pages [on frontis and engraved title most foxing is located on blank recto and blank verso respectively], No previous ownership marks. Covers clean and sound, text very clean, with no writing, underlinging or marking. A very good+ copy.