Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time; from the Restoration of Charles II, to the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the Reign of Queen Anne. a New Edition, with Historical and Biographical Notes and Fifty - One Portraits. In Two Volumes
by Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salsbury
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: William Smith, 1840. Two volumes handsomely bound in contemporary unsigned American full calf, backs ornately gilt and with two morocco labels with gilt lettering and gilt tail date, covers double gilt ruled borders with gilt ruled edges, marbled end pages and page edges, the armorial bookplates of John G. Watmough and David Milne. Near Fine, shelf rubbing bottom edges, small rubs at raised bands and corners, joints showing light wear, the engravings moderately toned. 51 engravings. . Later British Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Large 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007821
- Title
- Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time; from the Restoration of Charles II, to the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the Reign of Queen Anne. a New Edition, with Historical and Biographical Notes and Fifty - One Portraits. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salsbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Later British Edition
- Publisher
- William Smith
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Fine Bindings; Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
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- Tail
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- G
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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