First edition. 8vo. pp. 2 (ads.), 416, 3-4 (advertisements); port. frontis., add. eng. title, 4 plates; some heavy foxing to frontis. and eng. titles, occasional spotting, else good in original cloth, gilt, frayed to head of spine. A presentation copy, inscribed by the author to frontis. recto “Mr. Henry Hallam with the respects of William Elder Philadephia U.S.A.”.