The History of England: From the Text of Hume and Smollett to the Reign of George the Third; and thence to include the Restoration of the Empire in France, the Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, and the Death of the Duke of Wellington
by Gaspey, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, ca 1860). 8-volume set. Engraved title page of first volume reads, "The History of England: From the Text of Hume and Smollett to the Reign of George the Third; and thence continued to the Present Time by Thomas Gaspey, Esq." Eight imperial 8vo volumes, each of brown half leather with cloth sides, the spine compartments lettered and ornately tooled in gilt; decorative endpapers; all edges gilt; pp. 834 + 12, (ii) + 842 + 22, (ii) + 848, (ii) + 352 + xii, (ii) + 864, (ii) + 864, (ii) + 824, (ii) + 1110 + xi; all volumes liberally illustrated with engraved plates. Covers somewhat worn; moderate foxing throughout; trace of surface dirt here and there; some leaves have worked loose and have frittered edges; pp 37-44 missing in first volume, pp. 121-128 misbound in fourth volume (after p. 136), pp. 7-8 loose and ragged in second volume of new series, with some loss of text. Fully collated. A good set. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12685
- Title
- The History of England: From the Text of Hume and Smollett to the Reign of George the Third; and thence to include the Restoration of the Empire in France, the Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, and the Death of the Duke of Wellington
- Author
- Gaspey, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, ca 1860)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Plates. English history. Monarchs England
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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