Nathan Drake — Winter Nights; or, Fire-Side Lucubrations

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. Leather. A smart two volume set of this collection of writings from English essayist Nathan Drake. Complete in two volumes. A collection of essays on a myriad of subjects, including: the moral and domestic happiness of an English fire-side, critical observations on a poem by Dr. Leyden, on the love of country and home, English translations of Tasso's Gerusalemme Lberata, and a tale of the seventeenth century, amongst others. Written by Nathan Drake, an English essayist and physician. In the original full diced calf binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Small cracks to the joints with minor loss to the head of the spines. The odd small mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Further spotting and light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .