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[COLOR PLATE BOOK]. [ORME, Edward (1775-1848), engraver]. Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes… London: Edward Orme, 1819. 4to. Illustrated with 40 aquatint plates. [98] pp. Bound by Burdett in modern full red levant morocco, boards ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in compartments, five raised bands, marbled endleaves, all edges gilt (minor rubbing, occasional minor soiling to binding, some foxing in text and plates, some plates trimmed a bit close (no apparent loss)). Fine. Housed in an earlier cloth slipcase (a bit worn, soiled, some restoration). MIXED EARLY EDITION (with the early issue dated title-page and list of subscribers, but plates lack the watermark (later issue)). Abbey Life 376. Tooley 353.