THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II [FOUR VOLUMES]
by Macaulay, Thomas Babington
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Octavo, four volumes. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's black cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spines. Moderate shelf wear exteriorly showing slight whitish coloration and few scuffs. Mild splaying to the boards. Rebound. Text blocks have marbled edges. Slight foxing interiorly to some pages. Light damp staining to tail edge to several pages to volume three. Some pencil notations to volume four to few pages. Faint damp staining to tail edge to few first pages to volumes two, three and four. Frontispiece to volume one. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column E.
CONTENTS: Vol. One, xi, 619 pages, 1849 -- Vol. Two, xiii, 617 pages, 1849 -- Vol. Three, xii, 686 pages, 1856 -- Vol. Four, xi, 750 pages, 1856
Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1374966. FP New Rockville Stock.
CONTENTS: Vol. One, xi, 619 pages, 1849 -- Vol. Two, xiii, 617 pages, 1849 -- Vol. Three, xii, 686 pages, 1856 -- Vol. Four, xi, 750 pages, 1856
Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1374966. FP New Rockville Stock.
Reviews
On Jul 2 2018, a reader said:
This is another great 5 volume set of English History from a Whig and political view from a standpoint other than the what you normally would read.I would love it in my collection and may have to seriously entertain its purchase.C.E.HUGGINS RARE BOOKS
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1374966
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II [FOUR VOLUMES]
- Author
- Macaulay, Thomas Babington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Mixed Editions
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- England, history
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Edges
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- Shelf Wear
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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