The History of England to the Accession of James II. Complete Set of 5 Volumes
by Macaulay, Thomas Babington ( Lord )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paternoster Row, London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1849. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Complete 5 Volume Set. In original Brown cloth covers with blind stamped decoration to fronts, backs and spines. Gilt Lettering to spines. Page edges untrimmed. Vols I and II dated 1849 on Title Pages and printed without indexes (seperately published). Vol I, 669 Pages + Advert. Vol II, 670 Pages + Adverts. Vol III dated 1855, 764 Pages (including Index to Third Volume + Adverts. Vol IV, dated 1855, 836 Pages, including Index to Fourth Volume. Vol. V, dated 1861, 398 Pages, including Index for all volumes, + Adverts. 9" Tall. From the collection of Edmund Backhouse, his Bookplates paseted to endpapers and his inscription on 2 volumes. No other inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Cloth has some fading, mainly around spines (see photos). A few nicks and very small tears to cloth at spine ends and a few corner tips. Fine cracks to rear hinge on 2 vols. Bindings firm. Set weighs 5.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013261
- Title
- The History of England to the Accession of James II. Complete Set of 5 Volumes
- Author
- Macaulay, Thomas Babington ( Lord )
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans
- Place of Publication
- Paternoster Row, London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/HISTORY/MACAULAY'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND/LORD MACAULAY
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Penzance, Cornwall
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