London: Jennings and Major, 1829.
Price: $750.00
Hardcover. Second edition. Three volumes. Octavos. 421; 428; 481, [1]pp. Illustrated. Rebound, probably in early 20th century, in half brown morocco gilt and pale marbled paper over boards. Small bookplate of Morris F. Tyler on the front pastwedown of each volume. A little rubbing at the extremities, a few very faint spots on the boards, a near fine set. Laid in is a brief Autograph Letter Signed by Dibdin to William Priestley, Bookseller. Bifolium: first page used for the note, the last page used as an address leaf, interior pages blank. Old folds from mailing, a couple of small holes and tears, postmark, remnant of a wax seal, about very good. Dibdin, writing for the noon post, asks Priestley to send him the nine volumes of Burcard Gotthelf Struve's *Biblioteca Historica... (Besterman* 2865) "in b[oar]ds - as soon as conveneient today.
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