FIRST EDITION TWO VOLUMES. RECENTLY PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED AND RE-BOUND IN FULL CALF RAISED BANDS AND GILT TITLES NEW ENDPAPERS. HENCE A VERY ATTRACTIVE AND TIGHT SET. A NUMBER OF (MISSING) PAGES HAVE BEEN BY REPLACED BY FACSIMILIES INCLUDING THE TITLE PAGE AND PRELIMS. OF VOLUME 1. PAGES 1631 TO 1648 ARE BOUND IN AFTER FINIS. THE INDEX (PAGES 1689 TO 17550 ARE PHOTOCOPIES. WITH NUMEROUS (OVER 2000) WOODCUTS IN THE TEXT. VOLUME 1 874 pp VOLUME TO 875 TO 1688 PLUS INDEX TO PAGE 1755. IN SUMMARY: A LOVELY BINDING OF A COMPLETE COPY BUT WITH MANY FACSIMILIE PAGES.
CUI POST NOVISSIMAM LONDINENSEM EDITONEM COMPLURIEM ERUDITORUM VIRORUM COLLECTIS CURIS INSIGNITER AUCTAM ACCESSERUNT NUNC PRIMUM HENRICI STEPHANI. IN FOUR VOLUMES FOLIO TITLE PAGE IN RED AND BLACK LATIN TEXT FINE EARLY FULL VELLUM GILT DECORATION TO BOTH BOARDS RAISED BANDS DECORATED COMPARTMENTS BROWN AND TAN CALF LABELS. BOOKPLATE OF GEORGE CHETWYND LACKS TIE RIBBONS.
