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Bryant, Jacob. A New System, or, an Analysis

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Bryant, Jacob. A New System, or, an Analysis
Bryant, Jacob. A New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology: Wherein an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable; and to Reduce the Truth to Its Original Purity - 3 Volumes. London: Printed for T. Payne; P. Elmsly; B. White and J. Walter, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair to Good condition. 1775, 1775, 1776. Volumes 1 + 2 are Second Editions, Volume 3 is a First Edition. Complete with Half-titles, 3 MAPS with NO tears ( 2 of which are FOLD-OUTS) and 30 engraved plates. xx, 516pp; vi, 535pp; viii, 601pp. Bound in 3/4 green leather and cloth, raised bands on gilt decorated spine, red leather spine label, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Vol. 1 has library cloth tape for backstrip, volumes 2 & 3 have portions of backstrips & labels absent, covers detached. All have edge/corner wear/tear, scattered foxing, offsetting.