[THORNTON, Alfred]. The Adventures of a Post Captain: by a Naval Officer. London: J. Johnston, [1817]. 8°. Additional hand-coloured aquatint title and 24 hand-coloured plates (last 2 plates with short tears, the last repaired, occasional unimportant foxing). Red morocco by Root and Son, spine gilt in compartments with a tool of nautical instruments, sides ruled in gilt with a larger version of the nautical tool at corners, top edges gilt (hinges a little rubbed), Provenance: G.S. Veitch (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with Agg's name on title-verso. Abbery Life 347; Tooley 484.