Life of Alfred the Great. Petter, G.E. 102 Cheapside. J. Johnstone, Paternoster Row and Edinburgh. [London]. Circa 1840.127 printed pages + 1page publisher's adverts at end. Engraved frontispiece and additional title page. 8 point type (not Diamond type). Dedicated to HRH Prince Alfred. A volume in Petter's Diamond series. All edges gilt. Original primrose endpapers. 35 x 50 mm. Original green cloth. Gilt titling and decoration on spine and front cover; back cover decorated in blind. Uniform with other volumes in series. Very mild rubbing and minuscule stain on bottom