The History of England from the Accession of James the Second. In Five Volumes
by Macaulay, Lord Thomas Babington
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1880. Undated, ca. 1880. Popular history of England. Three quarter tan calf over marbled boards, slightly raised spine bands, gilt decorated compartments, marbled edges and endpapers. Some light shelfwear and rubbing, spine labels nearly or completely chipped off of each volume, good hinges, sound text blocks, clean pages free from names or other markings. A clean set, quite attractive even with the label chipping.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009869
- Title
- The History of England from the Accession of James the Second. In Five Volumes
- Author
- Macaulay, Lord Thomas Babington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1880
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BRITISH HISTORY ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN MACAULAY EUROPE
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History, World Wars and Militaria;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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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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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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