Bindings.- Almanachs.- Saunders (Richard) Rider's British Merlin...

Bindings.- Almanachs.- [Saunders (Richard)], "Cardanus Rider". Rider's British Merlin: for the Year of Our Lord God 1785, the first section (calendar) printed in red & black and interleaved, for the Company of Stationers, sold by J.Wilkie, 1785 bound with Court and City Register (The), for J.Jolliffe [& others], [1785], together 2 vol. in 1, red duty stamp to first title, with contemporary ink manuscript notes & accounts to front free endpapers and 4pp. prepared paper for the use of stylus (soiled), handsome contemporary red morocco finely tooled in gilt with cottage roof design within "Greek key" border filled with flowers, sprays, birds, urns, stars etc., spine gilt in compartments, g.e., rubbed, lacking clasps, spine worn and defective, upper cover almost detached; another edition, Rider's British Merlin...1805, red duty stamp to title, blank endleaves for notes, contemporary red morocco elaborately tooled in gilt with central starburst roundel surrounded by volutes, flowers, stars, trumpets, ribbons etc. within decorative roll borders, spine gilt, decorative silver circular bosses with clasps secured with metal pin, g.e., slightly rubbed, lacking one boss, for the Company of Stationers, by Nichols and Son, [1805], 12mo (2)

Estimation:€477.56

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