TWO VOLUMES QUARTO FULL LEATHER RAISED BANDS MARBLED ENDPAGES AND EDGES. WITH MEMOIRS OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS COMPOSED BY HIMSELF: ILLUSTRTAED FROM HIS LETTERS WITH OCCASIONAL NOTES AND NARRATIVE BY JOHN LORD SHEFFIELD. VOL. 1 xxv1 703 pp. VOL.2 v1 728 pp. THE BOOKS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN RECASED USING THE ORIGINAL BOARDS WHICH ARE RUBBBED AND WORN AT THE CORNERS BUT A VERY GOOD SET INTERNALLY VERY CLEAN AND TIGHT IN THE BINDING. EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED OUTSIDE THE UK.
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