William Somerville — The Chace a Poem
London, T. Cadell, Jun and W. Davies, 1796. Leather. William Somerville's best-known poetical work, The Chace. Illustrated throughout with numerous engraved plates. A new edition, to which is prefixed a critical essay, by J. Aikin. In a tree-calf binding. Externally, sound, though with some wear to the extremities. Front joint cracked and tender, with rear hinge strained. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright, though with some scattered instances of foxing and offsetting from the plates. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .