The History of England from the Ascension of James the Second, Copyright Edition, Eight Volumes
by Macaulay, Thomas Babington
- 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
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1849. Published 1849-1855, eight volumes in contemporary quarter morocco over marbled boards, the backs with five raised bands and gilt lettering with gilt tooled floral decorations, marbled end papers, ribbon markers. Near Fine, small rubs at corners. Frontispiece portrait of Macaulay located in Vol. IV. A quite pleasing and well-bound set of this classic history. Collection of British Authors, Vol. CLXXII. . Copyright Edition. Quarter Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007981
- Title
- The History of England from the Ascension of James the Second, Copyright Edition, Eight Volumes
- Author
- Macaulay, Thomas Babington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Copyright Edition
- Publisher
- Bernhard Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth 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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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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