Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1859. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Quarter Leather. Early. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ninth thousand. Quarter leather over cloth. Five compartments, raised ridges. Lemon endpapers. Antique library bookplate, hand-numbered and hand-dated. Frontispiece engraving of Anne of Austria, protective tissue. 476 pp., 4 pp. advertising. Portrait of Don John of Austria, protective tissue. Very good solid copy, rubbing along outer edges of spine, small gilt decoration rubbed off. Volume III of 3-volume set, this book covers The Moors of Spain (including the conquest of Spain by the Arabs), Rebellion of the Moriscoes, War with the Turks, Domestic Affairs of Spain. Solid copy in very good condition..

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Bookseller: Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007931
Title: History of the Reign of Philip the Second Volume III
Author: Editor
Illustrator: Illustrated
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Early
Publisher: Phillips, Sampson, and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1859
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: SPAIN CONQUEST MOORS ARABS
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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...
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...
A.N.: The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...