First edition. large 4to, original dark green publisher s cloth with pictorial gilt decorated spine and blind decorated boards; x., 916 pp. many pages uncut, engraved half-title. Top and tail of spine worn and gilt dulled, boards lightly stained , edges dusty, front endpaper cracked and prelims lightly foxed, previous owner s mark on flyleaf, but otherwise pages clean and binding tight on this ambitious work on the history and geography of the ancient world.