Biographia Curiosa; or Memoirs of Remarkable Characters of the Reign of George the Third

London: J. Robins & Co, London, 1822. Frontispiece, iv, 262p. 19th century quarter green morocco over marbled boards and marbled endpapers. With 46 full page steel engravings. First printed in 1820 whereof most copies where apparently lost in a fire. See Lowndes V p2416. Inner spine sewing cracked by p118, but holding firm. Pencil inscription on the inside front blank Some scattered marginal foxing otherwise an attractive volume with some light rubbing to the extremities. Item #2365

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