The r--l register: with annotations by another hand. ...
Combe, William,1742-1823.
London : printed for J. Bew,
1778-84.
Another hand = William Combe.
'The r--l register' = 'The r[oya]l register'.
Vol. 1 is dated 1778, vol. 2 1779 and vol. 3 1784.
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