The earlier volumes have been cited by judges throughout the federal court system.
However the earlier volumes largely ignored buildings built after 1800.
But some of the early volumes went into a second printing.
The early April raining volume is about 20 to 40 mm.
As to where the earlier volumes had got to, there was no guessing, nor did I think they would have helped me much anyway.
Most of the early volumes are available on Google books, here is a list.
Some of Albert's earlier volumes were very nearly falling apart.
The early volumes appeared in four issues each, up to vol.
They date back all the way to 1563, but despite this the earliest volume has been lost.
This and the earlier other eight volumes were published after his death.