The Quarterly Review Vol. XLV April & July, 1831. Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1831. First Edition. [9187]
Quarter leather with marbled boards, red leather spine title label, small paper label base of spine with date & volume no., 1 old piece of masking tape across the spine. 21 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches), "Special Collection" ink stamp with room no in ink on the ffep & title page & rear end papers, no other library matter. 555 pp., complete, foxing, some light stains. Joints good. Good. Hardcover.
A collection of scholarly reviews with lengthy discussions of content. Reprinted from British periodicals. Some of the contents of this volume include
Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Straits, to co-operate with the Polar Expeditions. Performed in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey, R.N.; Fragments of Voyages and Travels, including Anecdotes of a Naval Life. By Captain Basil Hall, R.N., F.R.S.; Inquiries concerning the Intellectual Powers, and the Investigation of Truth, by John Abercrombie, M.D., &c.; Reform in Parliament; &c.
