5th edition, corrected; 3 vols; 8vo; frontis engraving volume 1; bound in full calf; covers ruled in gilt; black spine labels lettered in gilt; raised bands forming 6 compartments decorated in gilt. Volume 3, front board detached; vol. 1 front board detached but holding;other joints cracked or starting. Gift inscription front endpaper volume 1, to Ricardo Townley, in Latin from Jacobis Tweed, with decorative stamp 'RT' on facing page in each volume. Moderate foxing mainly to prelims and rear blanks.