IRELAND, Samuel W.H. (1777-1835), The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. London: John Fairburn [engraved titles: for John Cumberland], 1823-29. 4 volumes, 8°. Engraved titles and 27 plates by George Cruikshank, 26 being aquatints and 24 hand-coloured (lower margins of plates cut close with some captions cropped and some shaved, some offsetting, occasional light discolouration). 20th-century red morocco gilt, gilt edges. FIRST EDITION, early issue with all the points as noted by Abbey, loc.cit.. Abbey: Life, 359; Tooley 278; Cohn 435. (4)