Fisher, Son, & Co., London, 1842.  Vol. VII & VIII.  Hard cover, 512 pages for Vol. VII and256 pages for Vol. VIII.   Marbled boards with leather corners and spine; edge wear; rubs, scrapes and wear to boards; corners bumped and worn; title stamped on spine (if gilted or labelled-no longer), 7 & 8 in gilt on spine, 5 raised bands on spine.  Age spotting/foxing on front and rear EPs and pastedowns, occasional age spot to interior, black ink streak on pp. 52 and 53 – possibly a manufacturing flaw; head and tail bands with some unravelling to top band; a few tiny losses and edge tears; faded gilting to outer page block.  Interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages; illustrated with tables and colour map.  Some history and statistics of the various colonies and holdings of the British Empire, with Vol. VII covering January-April 1842 and Vol. VIII covering May-June 1842.