Three hardbound 8vo volumes in contemporary dark purple cloth bindings with gilt lettered and ornamented morocco-labels on spines. Ends of spines slightly worn, spines uniformlly faded and a few light spots on boards. Firm and tight set. Mildly foxed end papers and occasional weak spots, but mostly a clean and crisp copy. All half titles present. Inside front boards the exlibris of Rammerscales: "I beare the bell." Second state of the first edition with semicolon after the first "Co." on title-page in vol. I and "there" instead of "their" as the last world on page 17 line 20 in vol. II. Vol. I; IV), VII, (I) blank, 322 p. Vol. II; (IV), 322 p. Vol. III; (IV), 346 p.