Description

4 volumes. First Edition, with Fine Provenance having come from the collection of Robert Hoe with his gilt lettered morocco ex libris. 8vo, beautifully bound by Riviere and Son in full tan calf, the covers with multi-ruled gilt fillet lines at the borders with circular tools as corner-pieces, the spines richly gilt decorated in panels between gilt ruled and stippled raised bands, two compartments with contrasting red and green morocco labels finely gilt ruled and lettered and with gilt tooled corner-pieces, beautifully gilt tooled turn-ins and ruled board edges, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. vii, 410; 377; 384; 371 pp. with all half-titles as called for. A superb copy and a fine and handsome set, the text clean and fresh with occasional light mellowing and basically free from any spotting, the fine binding in excellent condition.