5 vol., first edition, titles with engraved medallions, 55 engraved plates and plans (including 3 battle plans with keys), 1 (of 3) folding maps, 4 plates of Ethiopic dialects, 2C2 in vol.1 with repaired tear, no loss of text, a few stains, but generally clean, contemporary half calf, gilt spines in compartments and with black and red leather labels, a few joints splitting, rubbed, [Blackmer 221], 4to, Edinburgh, J. Ruthven for G.G.J. and J. Robinson 1790. *** A good set of a monumental work. The plates, mostly Natural History studies, also include maps, antiquities, artefacts and plans of monuments.
5 vol., first edition, titles with engraved medallions, 55 engraved plates and plans (including 3 battle plans with keys), 1 (of 3) folding maps, 4 plates of Ethiopic dialects, 2C2 in vol.1 with repaired tear, no loss of text, a few stains, but generally clean, contemporary half calf, gilt spines in compartments and with black and red leather labels, a few joints splitting, rubbed, [Blackmer 221], 4to, Edinburgh, J. Ruthven for G.G.J. and J. Robinson 1790. *** A good set of a monumental work. The plates, mostly Natural History studies, also include maps, antiquities, artefacts and plans of monuments.
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