The Works... with a Life of the Author, written by himself, 10 volumes, printed for J. Dodsley et al, 1793, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, eight engraved plates, marbled paper mounted on a leaf of letterpress in volume 2, some offsetting of plates to text, occasional spotting and corner creasing, marbled endpapers, bookplate of Richard Adams in volume 1, all edges gilt, late 19th century citron straight-grained morocco gilt, spines darkened and extremities rubbed, most covers with some water-staining to lower edge (in some volumes encroaching slightly into edges of textblock), 8vo (10)
The Works... with a Life of the Author, written by himself, 10 volumes, printed for J. Dodsley et al, 1793, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, eight engraved plates, marbled paper mounted on a leaf of letterpress in volume 2, some offsetting of plates to text, occasional spotting and corner creasing, marbled endpapers, bookplate of Richard Adams in volume 1, all edges gilt, late 19th century citron straight-grained morocco gilt, spines darkened and extremities rubbed, most covers with some water-staining to lower edge (in some volumes encroaching slightly into edges of textblock), 8vo (10)
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