The Quarterly Review Vol. XLVII. March & July, 1832. Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1832. First Edition. [8744]
Quarter leather with marbled boards, red leather spine title label, small paper label base of spine with date & volume no., 2 old pieces 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. 589 pp., complete, foxing, some light stains. Joints weak with thin cracks. Good. Hardcover.
A collection of scholarly reviews with lengthy discussions of content. Reprinted from British periodicals. Some of the contents of this volume include
The Birds of America, by John James Audobon (3 additional Ornithological books reviewed)
The Life of Archbishop Cranmer
The Catechism of Health, by Granviell
The Memorials of John Hampden, His Party, and His Times
History of the War of the Succession in Spain
Domestic Manners of the Americans, by Mrs. Trollope
Principles of Geology, by Lyell
Fragments of Voyages and Travels, by Captain Basil Hall
Remarks on the Condition of Hunters, the Choice of Horses, and their Management, by Nimrod