A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Dublin: J Christie, 1812. 1st Edition. . Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 8 vols. bound as 4 vols. Tan, leather-covered boards with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Each volume illustrated with fascinating engravings. Vols 1 and 2 (297pp. + 247pp.): Endpapers loose, otherwise text block in excellent condition. Frontispiece and single plate to first volume. 4 plates to second. Vols 3 and 4 (295pp. + 280pp.): leather to boards worn in places, particularly at base of spine but again, all still secure and attractive. Some of numerous plates are loose (but all still present), otherwise text block in good condition. 22 plates to third vol. and 37 plates to fourth. Vols 5 and 6 (278pp. and 284pp.): leather to boards worn at edges, particularly head of spine, otherwise rather good. Text block in very good condition. 16 plates to fifth vol. 11 plates to sixth. Vols 7 and 8 (282pp. + 174pp. + index): leather to boards worn and cracked in places, small section has come away at top of spine. Still nice volume to complete set. Text block again, in very good condition. 6 plates to seventh vol. Eighth volume published without plates. All books are bumped and worn at ends of spine and corners. Vol 1&2 binding is further scuffed on back board with small patches where leather has worn away.Vol 3&4 has small patch of leather missing in spine covering; Vol 7&8 has small patch of leather missing at top of spine covering, small patch missing in centre of front board covering. Scattered foxing to page ends, visible when books are closed but inside mostly unaffected. Please contact us for further information, photographs. As this is a mltiple set, it will need extra postage. Please contact us for best rate.