BOYSE, SAMUEL. An Historical Review of the Transactions of Europe, from the Commencement of the War with Spain in 1739, to the Insurrection in Scotland in 1745. 2 frontispiece portraits (Empress Maria Theresa and Lord Cumberland); 4 folding maps (the Habsburg empire, the Caribbean, North America, and the area surrounding Carlisle Castle); 2 typographical battle plans facing pages 135 and 158 in the third part. [6], xiv, 424, [2]; xxii, 178, [4], 183, [7] pages, including errata leaf at end of each volume. 3 parts in 2 volumes. 8vo, 198x126 mm, contemporary calf, spine ends worn, joints cracked or starting, cords intact; occasional light toning. Bookplates of Otto Orren Fisher. first edition. Overlooked by Alden. Reading: D. Henry for J. Robinson, 1747(-48)