All eight volumes with Copper engravings by Alfred Mills, 58 x 65 mm., in original red roan, with gilt titling and horizontal lines to the spines and panelled mitred covers. Original cream endpapers. In all these books, the illustrations are of high artistic quality, presented to their best effect and on an equal footing with the text. The bindings are all slightlyrubbed and there is slight foxing in places.
1/ London in Miniature. Darton, Harvey & Darton and J.Harris. 1814. 96 printed pages. 47 plates. 8-point type. WorldCat & Spielmann calls for 47 plates. Bondy and Welsh call for 48 plates. Lacks rear free endpaper. Hinges split. Slightly rubbed. Bondy, 65. Darton, 648. Spielmann, 364. Welsh, 4988. OCLC, 15618019. WorldCat locates 12 copies worldwide.
2/ Natural History of 48 Birds. Darton, Harvey & Darton and J.Harris. 1816. 96 printed pages and 48 plates. Some even, mild age-toning. Inner front hinge cracked but holding firm. Original plain cream endpapers. Spine with minuscule old worm-hole near the head. Barely worn at all. Bondy, 63. Darton, G650 (3). Spielmann, 366. Welsh, 4992 for 1816 edition. OCLC, 270896055. WorldCat locates 6 copies worldwide. All volumes have slight foxing.
3/ Short History of the Bible and Testament with 48 plates. First edition. Darton, W. & J. Harvey and J. Harris. 1807. 48 engraved plates. Plate opposite chapter XXI has imprint: Published by W. Darton & J. Harvey London October 10, 1807. "Certainly, 'A Short History' marks a high point in the history of Thumb Bible illustrations. The quality of Alfred Mills' art was never superseded again in any book of the genre". Adam, 200-208. Adomeit, B41. Darton, G656. Spielmann, 362A. Welsh, 5007. OCLC, 863434074. WorldCat locates two copies worldwide, one badly defective (University of Cambridge and of Oxford).
4/ Costumes of Different Nations. Darton, Harvey & Darton and J.Harris. 1814. 96 printed pages. 46 (out of 47) plates. 8-point type. Front free endpaper torn. Rear free endpaper missing. Contemporary ink inscription, dated 1815. Provenance: Caroline Pyke. "Text probably by Priscilla Wakefield whose husband Edward is known in other instances to have receive payment for her work" (Darton). Hinges split. Slightly rubbed. Bondy, 63. Darton, G647 (2). Spielmann, 367. Welsh, 4986. OCLC, 31640587. WorldCat locates 15 copies worldwide.
5/ Pictures of Roman History. Harvey and Darton. 1817. 96 printed pages. 48 plates. Bondy, 63. Darton, G654 (3). Gumuchian, 4112. Osborne, 169. Welsh, 5004. OCLC, 32948527. WorldCat locates 13 copies worldwide.
6/ Pictures of English History, complete in two volumes. Harvey and Darton. 1824. Complete with 96 engraved plates. Many of the plates are semi-hand coloured in an amateur hand - probably later. Bondy, 63. Darton, G652 (4). Spielmann, 363. Welsh, 4994. OCLC, 17656021. WorldCat locates 4 copies worldwide.
7/ Pictures of Grecian History. Darton, Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch Street and J.Harris, St. Paul's Churchyard. 1810. Title leaf and 96 printed pages. 48 plates. Front inner hinge split but holding firm. Bondy, 63. Darton, G653 (1). Welsh, 4998. OCLC, 563054948. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library).