London: Printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, J. Balfour, 1783. The Fourth Edition, complete in three volumes. 8vo. xlviii, 336; 474; 432 plus 36-page Index (Volume 1 includes a 21-page "Catalogue of Spanish Books and Manuscripts"). Illustrated with four copper engraved folding maps and one folding plate. Original polished calf, red calf spine labels, some rubbing and a few small scrapes. Front hinge of Volume 1 cracked but holding, other hinges starting but still sound. Minor chips at extremities of spines. Outer leaves browned at edges (from underlying glue used on boards). Armorial bookplates on front pastedowns. A nice set.

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Bookseller: Magus Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7073
Title: The History of America -- Complete in Three Volumes
Author: Robertson, William
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, J. Balfour
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1783
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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...