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FIRST EDITION, THE LARGE PAPER EDITION (48 BY 35 CM) BELIEVED TO BE LIMITED TO 65 SETS. FOLIO, THREE VOLUMES COMPLETE. FINELY BOUND IN FULL LEATHER, MARBLED ENDPAPERS, RAISED BANDS, ELABORATE GILT TO THE SPINES. A.E.G. NUMEROUS ENGRAVED PLATES, ARMORIALS TO THE TEXT. BOOKPLATE OF LOUISA ANNE RYLAND, A MAJOR BENEFACTOR TO THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. INNER JOINTS STRENGTHENED. A VERY HANDSOME AND SCARCE SET. VERY HEAVY (EACH VOLUME WEIGHS WELL OVER 10 Kg). SO SPECIAL POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.