Description
8 vols., 8vo, pp. [ii], xii, 302 [2]; [ii], xiv, [ii], 257, [1], [iii]-xi, [i], 100; [viii], 75, [1], [iv], 71, [1], 74, [2, ads], [iv], 60, [3]-17, [1], [3]-11, [1]; [iv], 89, [3], [vi], 53, [1], [3]-39, [1], [3]-1, [3]-80, [ii], 51, [1]; viii, 439, [1]; [iv], 227, [1], [iv], 218; xxi, [i], 261, [1]; [iv], 71, [9, ads], 7, [1] viii, 188. Several half-titles and one title-page (‘Lara’) discarded, gathering B in the Bride of Abydos (vol. 3) misfolded. Contemporary polished calf, vols. 1-4 and vols. 5-8 uniform amongst themselves but in slightly different styles, boards bordered with a gilt rule enclosing a blind roll and gilt cornerpieces, spines divided by raised bands, compartments lettered in gilt or with central gilt and blind tools, marbled edges and endpapers. Some light spotting and a few small stains. Extremities a little scuffed, a touch of wear to a few spine ends and short cracks to a few joints.
