Rebound in tan calf with red title plate, gilt banding and title.

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             A quality rare and interesting book and is what it says in the tin.

Published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones (active 1780-1824), Printers  and book publishers

This volume is that which is expressed in the photographs herein except some of the material appears to be rebound early in the 19th century.

Cooke himself (a highly thought of miser) lived some 86 years (died in 1811) and is believed to have first drafted this book in his forties.

Google books full update on Cooke’s memoir is to be found here: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hRFlAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false