History of the United Netherlands : From the Death of William the Silent to the Synod of Dort... In Two Volumes
by Motley, John Lothrop
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1861. First edition, 1861. A handsomely bound set, complete in two volumes. There were two additional volumes published later, in 1868. Includes an account of the English and Dutch war with Spain, as well as the origin and destruction of the Spanish Armada. Frontis engraving in each volume, folding map in volume I. Three quarter tan calf over marbled boards, dual spine labels in dark red and black, slightly raised spine bands, gilt decorated compartments, marbled edges and endpapers, 532 + 563 pages. Some shelfwear and rubbing, short closed tear near the front joint of volume I, good joints/hinges, sound text blocks with no loosened pages, pages clean with some occasional light foxing, no names or other markings. A clean, sound and attractive set.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008951
- Title
- History of the United Netherlands : From the Death of William the Silent to the Synod of Dort... In Two Volumes
- Author
- Motley, John Lothrop
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1861
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NETHERLANDS HOLLAND DUTCH HISTORY EUROPE WAR WITH SPAIN
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History, World Wars and Militaria;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
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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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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....
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