THE REPOSITORY OF ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics…

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[London]: R[udolph] Ackermann, 1809-19. 21 of the first 22 Volumes of this periodical, consisting of Series I, Volumes I-XIV in 14, Jan. 1809-Dec. 1815 (complete run, incl. 4 supplements), Series II Volumes II-VIII, July 1816-Dec.1819 (lacking Series II Volume I May issue of Series II Volume 7). 8vo. 14 engraved titles 6 (of 7) wood-engraved titles (lacking that for Vol. II Part VII. 745 plates (engravings, aquatints, lithographs, a few folding, most hand-coloured; 4 double-sided plates counted as 8, 1 of the so-called plates actually a letterpress table): lacking pp. 19-24 in Series I Vol. IV, lacking some of the cloth /or card samples from the allegorical plates. also lacking upper half of engraved titles (vignettes) in Series I, Vols. I-IV. wood-engraved text illus. various bindings: the first 4 vols. in contemporary quarter red morocco (rubbed), the other 17 vols. in contemporary half calf comprised of 2 styles with different paper covering bds. (spines damaged, covers of 16 vols. detached) (plates offset, occasional foxing, some allegorical plates browned, some plates shaved at outer /or lower edge sometimes affecting captions, some dampstaining in 1 volume, some folding plates with tears no loss). armorial bookplate of George Crookshank [1773-1859], a prominent office holder, politician, landowner, and businessman in Upper Canada, with his signature in some of the volumes. First number styled Second Edition on contents leaf, but contents leaf for July in Volume IV mispr

• Publisher: [London]: R[udolph] Ackermann, 1809-19.
• Binding: Hardcover

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