2 volumes bound in 1. With engraved portrait frontispiece. 461; 540 + 4 ad pp. 26x20 cm (10¼x8") modern brown cloth, gilt spine; marbled edges. First Edition.
The first edition of Piozzi's fifth and final published work which, unlike her previous four, was not translated or reprinted. An ambitious history of the world, it proved to be a critical and commercial failure, that effectively ended her publishing career.