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Condition: Very Good
Description: Third edition. Hardback. Contemporary full leather with slight rubbing, surface wear and small chip at head of spine, some pages have age-toning, otherwise very good indeed. Bound without maps. William Robertson. - An Historical Disquisition concerning The Knowledge which the Ancients had of India; and the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope.
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
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Description: Octavo. [1], viii, 441 pages, [1] page blank, [20] pages Index, [1] page advertisement, [1] page blank, [1]. Large folding map (approx. 20" x 16") in front is present. Missing the second folding map (possibly not bound in?). Marbled polished calf leather binding with red leather title label on the spine. Restored at one point in time. Both boards neatly reattached to the binding. Newer leather visible on the outer joints. Hinges are in good condition. Leather spine lightly faded and scuffed. Small hole in the upper right text margin from the title page disappearing by page 8. Map is not affected. Light toning to the map with a very tiny closed tear on the far left margin not affecting the content. The second called for map is missing. Text is lightly toned throughout. Previous owner signature top of the title page. Armorial bookplate of "W. D. Griswold Smith" on the front paste down. The bookplate is mostly covering up an earlier owner name in pencil. Incomplete due to a missing map.
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
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Description: Book measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Collation, vi,[2],441pp, 20pp index, 1pp booklist, 2 large folding maps. Bound in full period tree calf, flat gilt bands, gilt tooling. Calf rubbed, some wear loss on head and tail of spine, wear lines on hinge joints. Binding in good clean condition. Internally, bookplate of Mistley Hall Essex, some light spotting or browing. Pages and maps in good clean condition. A nice copy, in an attractive period binding. Size: 8vo
Seller: George Jeffery Books, HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom
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Description: 441 [xx, index], [ii]pp 2 folding maps [complete]. Some foxing. Original full calf, rubbed. AN HISTORICAL DISQUISITION Concerning the Knowledge the Ancients had of India; and the Progress of Trade with that Country Prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope. With an Appendix containing Observations on the Civil Policy, Size: 8vo
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Description: Third edition. Octavo. pp viii, 442, [xx] Index. Two folding maps. Period binding of full marbled calf with gilt decoration to spine. A study of India by the leading Scottish historian of his day, written at the suggestion of his friend Edward Gibbon.Corners a little rubbed. Some light foxing to prelims. Very good indeed. A very bright copy.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$499.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1799 History of INDIA Asia MAPS Egypt Hindu Robertson Scottish Enlightenment William Robertson was a notable 18th-century Scottish historian, and, according to Humphreys, made significant contributions to the writing of Scottish history and the history of Spain and Spanish America. While Robertson was most known for his histories of America and Great Britain, he also published an historical account of India. In this work, An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge of India, Robertson explored the commercial and cultural connections India had with the West through the end of the 15th-century. According to Stewart Brown, this work represents one of the more significant achievements of the late Scottish Enlightenment. The DNB says of this work: the early and high civilization of India, and the wonderful progress of its inhabitants in elegant arts and useful science, may have some influence upon the behavior of Europeans towards that people This fine work features 2 enormous, folding maps of India. Item number: #22269 Price: $499 ROBERTSON, William An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of India : and the progress of trade with that country prior to the discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope London: Printed for A. Strahan [and 2 others], 1799. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o vi, [2], 441, [23] o Illustrated with 2 large folding maps References: Humphreys, William Robertson and his History of America; Brown, William Robertson, Early Orientalism; Provenance: Armorial bookplate Thomas Augustus Jessopp Esqr. Of Waltham Abbey, Essex o Motto: POÆMIA VIRTUTIS HONORES Language: English Binding: Leather; tight and secure Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 14cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 22269 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.