Adolphus was working on the eighth volume when he died. Three page subscribers list in volume one. Scarce set in this condition. Full-leather tree calf fine bindings. Gilt border to covers. Gilt raised bands with decorative gilt panels. Contrasting morocco labels. Marbled endpapers. Marbled page-blocks. Volume I. xxxii, [3], 602 pages. Volume II. xx, 604 pages. Volume III. xxiii, 608 pages. Volume IV. xxviii, 664 pages. Volume V. xxiv, 669 pages. Volume VI. xxiv, 707 pages. Volume VII. xxi, 769 pages. "First Edition. 1st Printing. 1840. 7 volumes complete. Adolphus history ( The History of England From the Accession of King George the Third to the Conclusion of Peace in the Year 1783 ) had gone through four editions when, in his seventieth year, Adolphus began the task of continuing it to the death of George III. Vol. I. was re-issued in 1840. Vol. VII, closing with the fall of the Addington administration (May 12th 1804), appeared in 1845, and Adolphus was working on the eighth volume when he died." Shipped and insured [courier liability] by recorded delivery with UPS.