The Quarterly Review Vol. XLVII. March & July, 1832
The Quarterly Review Vol. XLVII. March & July, 1832

The Quarterly Review Vol. XLVII. March & July, 1832

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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