Fine Books and Manuscripts

First issue advertisements to all vols. ; original endpapers, cracked on all vols. ; booksellers stickers to front pastedowns and blindstamped to f.f.e.ps. Vol. 1: bottom of spine torn; hinges cracked with protective leaf starting to detach; verso of frontis dampstained; light crease at 29/30 and 37; 71 corner torn; thumb print to p. 139; corner creased at p. 183 and along bottom edge of 193. Vol. 2: unsewn at Table of Reins; hinges cracked, worse after the 1/2 title; brown spot p. 3; toning along the top edge of some pages; 71 creased corner; 113 nic at the bottom; dampstain to p. 115 at bottom edge. Vol. 3: soiling to p. 1; light crease that runs along the top corner of a number of the pages; brown spot to p. 11; hinges tender, protective leaf an frontispiece starting to detach. No evidence of restoration or recasing to any volumes.

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