Newcastle: E. Walker, 1818. First edition (one of 1,000 copies printed), with Bewick's printed thumbprint and facsimile signature on page facing title-page; variant A (with "Auld Clouty" wood-engraving at bottom of p. XVI, and with last line in p. 248 reading "road of honour and honesty"). Demy 8vo. xxiv, 376 pp. Profusely illustrated with wood engravings by Bewick. Original blue boards, rebacked, original spine laid down, with original paper spine label ("Demy Paper/Price 15 s."); book-plate on front paste-down; in case. Roscoe 45c.

First copy in boards to ever appear at auction.