THREE VOLUMES. THE FIRST TWO ARE THE SECOND REVISED EDITION. THE THIRD (1781) IS THE AUTHOR’S RESPONSE TO WHAT HE CONSIDERS THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORIGINAL WORK. ALL VOLS. BOUND IN FULL NINETEENTH CENTURY CALF. RED LABELS RAISED BANDS. WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF OLIVER PEMBERTON. THE FRONT HINGE OF TWO VOLUMES ARE A LITTLE WEAK BUT A VERY SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE SET.
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.
