Search Results: an historical journal of the british by jones captain lewis

Birmingham, printed for the author by Swinney & Hawkins, 1797.. FIRST EDITION 1797, in three parts. 4to, approximately 280 x 215 mm, 11 x 8¼ inches, large folding hand coloured map of the seat of war as frontispiece, 4 hand coloured folding plans, pages: x, [1], 1-183, bound in full leather, ornate gilt borders to covers with floral motif at corners, rebacked with original backstrip laid on, gilt decoration to spine, gilt lettered morocco labels, gilt inner dentelles (turn ins), all edges gilt, original pink endpapers retained. Spine rubbed and slightly worn, a few hairline cracks and chips to date label, a few slight indentations and light scratches to covers, corners slightly worn, shelf wear to edges, inner paper hinges neatly repaired with matching cloth, small grazed patch on front pastedown, some brown spotting to title page and prelims, 8 pages heavily foxed in Book III, occasional pale brown spot to margins, occasional pale age-browning, contents otherwise clean, small closed edge tear to map… Read More