Three volumes, Octavo; hardcover, quarter-bound in black morocco and red cloth boards with gilt spine titles and decorations and black endpapers; top edges gilt, with an engraved portrait frontispiece, 104 chromolithographic plates and some other monochrome engraved illustrations. Mild wear, somewhat rolled; boards a bit rubbed with some minor insect damage to the cloth; spines mildly sunned, extremities a little worn and the head of Volume III pulled slightly; text block edges lightly toned; lower hinge of Volume I cracked (but still strong); light scattered foxing throughout. Very good

Four volumes, published by Jan van Voorst, London, 1843 and 1845. octavo; hardcover, full green calf, boards ruled in gold, gilt spine titles on brown labels between five raised bands, marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles and an olive ribbon, all edges marbled, with decorated title pages and many engraved illustrations. Mild wear; boards rubbed and edgeworn with scuffing to the hinges and spine extremities; spine labels to the first three volumes missing; text block top edges dusted; previous owner’s contemporary bookplates to the front pastedown of each volume. No dustwrappers. Very good.

Revised reprint: three volumes, published by Richard Bentley, London, 1852. Octavo; full cloth decorated in blind, with gilt spine titles and upper board decorations; 1,246pp. with three engraved monochrome frontispieces, and 12 plates likewise. Rebound, using the original cloth; all volumes rolled and crushed with bumped corners and softened spine extremities; shelf wear and light rubbing to the boards and edges; spines sunned; text block and page edges mildly toned; endpapers replaced; some light offset to the preliminaries; some small repaired tears to a few early page edges. Very good.

Octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine titles; 332pp., with many monochrome illustrations. Dustwrapper. Moderate wear; a little cocked; author’s inked inscription to the half-title page. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn. Very good.

Three volumes: octavo; hardcover, with illustrated boards; 791pp. [223pp.+251pp.+317pp.] (+10pp. of adverts). Minor wear. Dustwrappers. Near fine in a specially printed slipcase.

First edition: octavo; hardcover, full cloth with gilt spine titles and blind-ruling to the boards; 354pp., with a colour frontispiece, 31pp. of monochrome plates and many maps. Mild wear; shaken and rolled; spine extremities softened; text block edges toned and top edge dusted; light scattered foxing to the preliminaries; some minor internal marks. Dustwrapper is well-rubbed and edgeworn with some light insect damage; some scraping to the hinges; now professionally protected by no -adhesive polypropylene film. Very good.

Two slipcased volumes, quarto; hardcover and paperback; with illustrated boards and wrappers and decorative endpapers; 476pp. [432pp. + 44pp.], with many colour illustrations. Number 96 of 1,200 copies: minor wear; signed and numbered by the artist in ink to the flyleaf. Dustwrapper, with folding poster on the verso. Near fine in a specially printed slipcase, with the additional catalogue material.

Octavo; hardcover; full cloth with upper board titles and decorations; 364pp., with 41pp. of monochrome plates, 5 colour maps, and many other monochrome maps and illustrations. Moderate wear; shaken and rolled; spine extremities softened and a large chip from the lower hinge; moisture damage to the boards; text block edges lightly toned; light offset to the endpapers; some internal marks. Dustwrapper is now professionally protected by non-adhesive polypropylene film. Good. A rare and comprehensive reference work.