The Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1791

216; 238; 199. 8 1/2 x 5 3/8. 8vo. Original quarter-leather, marbled boards. Paginated in three separate sections, topics include History of Europe; Chronicle; State Papers; Characters; Natural History; Useful Projects; Antiquities; Miscellaneous Essays; Poetry; Account of Books for 1791. Includes an early mention of the medical uses of electricity; a treatise on curing leprosy; a piece on the principles of dyeing; an article on the coffee trade in the West Indies; etc.