WARD, SAMUEL. A Modern System of Natural History. Containing Accurate Descriptions . . . of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals. Together with Their Properties, and various Uses in Medicine, Mechanics, Manufactures, &c. 114 engraved plates. Leaf of ads at end of Volume 3, 2 ad leaves at end of Volume 4. 12 volumes in 6. 12mo, 134x83 mm, contemporary calf, flat spines gilt with ornamental tooling and morocco lettering pieces, joints reinforced, spine ends chipped; light offsetting from plates, paper flaw in Volume 1 front free endpaper, lower outer corner of C2 in Volume 7 torn and repaired slightly affecting text, upper outer corner off next leaf with text loss. 19th-century armorial bookplates with owner's name obliterated. London: F. Newbery, 1776