The History of the House of Stanley from the Conquest to the Death of the Right Honourable Edward late Earl of Derby in 1776 together with A Complete History of the Isle of Man by Seacome John - 1821

Manchester, Great Britain: J. Gleave, 1821. Full-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is 2 volumes in 1. Volume 1 is "The History of the House of Stanley from the Conquest to the Death of the Right Honourable Edward late Earl of Derby in 1776 containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of that Illustrious House". 265 pages. Portrait of James, Earl of Derby, as frontispiece to volume 1 + 5 good plates. Volume 2 is "A Complete History of the Isle of Man containing the Situation and Geographical Description thereof, the Ecclesiastical and Civil Histories, the Whole Order of the Governments from the Earliest Accounts, the Nature of the Soil, the Produce of the Country and the Neighbouring Sea, the Number of Inhabitants, and Description of their Trade with a particular Account of its Purchase from the Duke of Athol, by the Government, under the Reign of George III". 260 pages. Good map of the island as frontispiece to second volume. Professionally rebound in rich brown full calf with raised bands and a leather title label. The front board bears a couple of very light scuff marks - not serious. New end papers. There is some heavy foxing of preliminaries but the rest of the book is very good, clean and tight. Very Good. A very substantial book. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.