London: Bickers & Son 1879. New edition. Octavos. Good + / None. Hardcovers have marbled boards with half-bound brown leather spines and leather outer corners and gold embossed text. Endpapers are marbled. The top edge of each text block is gilt. - Volume 1: 1620-1648. Text has no marks. Binding is sturdy. B&W illustrations. 299 pp. Light moisture waving to text block. Purple reading ribbon has become detached. Minor shelf wear and bumping. Light rubbing and chipping to corners of hardcover and spine. -Volume 2: 1648-1685. Ex-libris, previous owner's bookplate on paste-down endpaper. Text has no marks. Binding is sturdy. B&W illustrations. 491 pp. Light moisture waving to text block. Purple reading ribbon is intact. Minor shelf wear and bumping. Light rubbing and chipping to corners of hardcover and spine. -Volume 3: 1685-1706 EPISTOLARY CORRESPONDENCE. Text has no marks. Binding is sturdy. B&W illustrations. 487 pp. Light moisture waving to text block. Purple reading ribbon is intact. Minor shelf wear and bumping. Light rubbing and chipping to corners and along spine. -Volume 4: CORRESPONDENCE. Text has no marks. Binding is sturdy. B&W illustrations. 497 pp. Light moisture waving to text block. Purple reading ribbon is intact. Minor shelf wear and bumping. Light rubbing and chipping to corners. Front boards have some spot staining to leather. All else is very good. -Shelve above Literary Criticism.