[First edition]. "...From Documents, Many Now for the First Time Collected and Edited ..." With double frontispieces, one leaf bearing printed reproduction of two documents, the other (poorly reattached) being original photographs of them. Original brown cloth, simply lettered in gilt and ruled in blind, with bevelled edges; corners and spine ends much rubbed, with loss to cloth; covers evenly, but not overly, soiled, with a few small "drops" or "splashes" on front; rear a touch chafed; rear joint rubbed. Front hinge split about ⅓ from bottom, both hinges tender; title page starting to crack where photo-frontis is tipped on; binder's ticket ("... Eeles & Bell / London") on rear pastedown; Faintly visible pencilled notation on rear free endpaper. From a heritage library: bookplate, ink accession njmber on contets page, small round embossed stamp on p.6, and recto of rear free endpaper with neat ink note ("1 copy only") and stamp ("NOT TO LEAVE LIBRARY"). Overall a very good copy.