FERGUSON, James (editor). The British Essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces biographical, historical, and critical, London: Thomas Tegg, 1819. 45 volumes, 12° (153 x 95mm). Engraved portrait. (Some light staining and spotting, mainly to titles.) Contemporary polished calf gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red and black morocco lettering-pieces (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: J. W. Freshfield (armorial bookplate). "New Edition." (45)