First edition, first printing. Four volumes. Illustrated with maps and diagrams throughout. Handsomely bound in half red morocco over red cloth boards. Five raised bands, decorated compartments and titles in gilt to the spines. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A fine set, the bindings square and firm, without wear or fading. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps.
(Woods A138a; Cohen A267.1a).
Stock code: 21006
£1,500