1767. Paris: Boudet, Desaint et Avignon, Merande, 1767-1773. 17 vols, 4to, 33 engraved plates (some folding), 6 letterpress tables (some folding). Contemporary/original mottled calf, spines gilt and gilt-lettered. A bit dry and worn but quite sound. § A lovely quarto edition of the Bible in Latin and French, also issued..... More

1823. London: Printed for Henry Colburn and Co. and Martin Bossange and Co., 1823. Seven vols., 8vo., [xvi], 408; viii, [1]-395; [xvi], [1]-423; viii, [1]-483, [1 errata]; [viii], 377; viii, [1]-471; [x], [1]-389 pp., 18 fold-out plates, five of which are used as frontispieces. Contemporary half green calf roll-tooled in..... More

2017. London: Strahan [and 20 others], 1775. 12 vols., small 8vo, variously paginated. With a portrait frontispiece of the author in vol. 1. Contemporary calf restored, every volume repaired at head and foot, backstrips restored, lacking 4 labels, some intermittent foxing and browning in several volumes. A good reading set..... More

1896. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, [1896]-1914. 20 volumes, 8vo., xix, [1]-444; xxxv, [1]-440; [viii], [1]-430; [vii], [1]-460; [viii], [1]-482; [viii], [1]-460; [viii], [1]-488; [viii], [1]-483; x, [1]-474; [viii], [1]-447; [viii], [1]-445; [xi], [1]-441; [vii], [1]-327; [vii], [1]-331; [viii], [1]-382; [viii], [1]-381; [viii], [1]-355; [viii], [1]-363; xxvi, [1]-433; xxvii, [1]-432..... More

1812. London: Nichols, son, and Bentley, 1812-1816 and 1817-1858. 17 vols, thick 8vo, numerous engraved portrait plates (some folding) throughout both sets. Uniformly bound in contemporary russia gilt, marbled edges a superb set in almost flawless condition with only a couple of joints with small splits. Bookplate of Joseph Neeld..... More

1842. Edinburgh: Robert Cadell; London: Houlston & Stoneman, 1842-47. Twelve vols., large 8vo., viii, [1]-674; viii, [1]-676; vi, [1]-[670]; viii, [1]-685; viii, [1]-580; vi, [1]-617; viii, [1]-727; vii, [1]-600; viii, [1]-728; viii, [1]-588; vi, [1]-614; vii, [1]-524 pp., each volume with a steel engraved frontis with tissue guard, and woodcut..... More

1869. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1869. 22 vols., 8vo. Uniformly bound in handsome full tree calf, delicate floral gilt border on covers. Gilt backstrip with red and dark-brown morocco labels. Gilt turn-ins. Marbled endpapers and edges. Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow, bookseller ticket on front pastedown of each volume. Occasional rubbing..... More