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William Robertson. The History of America 3 of 4 volumes Vol 2 missing. Cadell and Davies, 1808.
Price: US$38.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: full leather edition Volume 1 383 pages 2 fold out maps both in excellent condition contents in very good condition Volume 435 pages also in vg cond Volume 418 pages including index spotting to the end papers on all volumes Boards full leather rubbed on edges and spines darkened ow vg condition
Seller: kellow books, chipping norton, United Kingdom
Price: US$165.73 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Opera completa in quattro volumi. Cm.21x12,4. Pg.LII, 384; 434; 436; 420. Legature coeve in piena pelle con bordure in oro ai piatti. Titoli e fregi in oro ai dorsi. Fogli di guardia e tagli marmorizzati. Assai evidenti abrasioni e mancanze alle coperte, con piatti staccati, ma testo ben fruibile. L'Opera comprende cinque carte in grande formato eseguite da Tommaso Kitchin, Idrografo di Sua Maestà Britannica, raffiguranti: "Map of the Gulf of Mexico, the Islands and Countries adjacents" (formato cm.38x50), "Map of South America" (cm.52x38), "Map of the Countries on the South Sea, from Panama a Guayaquil" (cm.40x25,5), "Mexico or New Spain, in which the Motions of Cortes may be traced" (cm.35x435), ed una quinta con incisioni precolombiane (cm.23,5x29). Lo storico William Robertson (Bortwick in Scozia, 1721-1793), presbiteriano, fu rettore dell'Università di Edimburgo e storiografo regio per la Scozia. > Sabin, 71973, cita l'originale edizione del 1788. Lowndes, III, 2108. 2500 gr.
Seller: studio bibliografico pera s.a.s., LUCCA, Italy
Price: US$198.88 + shipping
Description: 8°. 22 x 14 cm. LI, 383, 432 Seiten. Ganzlederbände der Zeit mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln und privater Nummerierung. 11. Auflage. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Mit 4 eingebundenen Faltkarten und einer Tafel, teils mit Abklatsch. Einbände an den Kanten und Außenfalzen berieben. Ein Innendeckel mit Händler-Exlibris "WM. Bedford Antiques", London. Schnitte stockfleckig, Blätter teils leicht braunfleckig. Gute bis sehr gute Exemplare. 11th edition. English language edition. With 4 folded maps and one plate, bound to the spine, partly with a poor copy of their folded parts. Full leather bindings of the times with gilt embossed title on spines using a private numbering. Covers rubbed at the margins and outer folds. One inner cover with exlibris by "WM. Bedford Antiques", London. Edges foxy, some sheets slightly spotted. Nearly fine copies. Sprache: englisch.
Seller: Antiquariat Lenzen, Düsseldorf, Germany
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Two volumes (out of four). 8vo. Contemporary full tree calf with gilt edges and gilt spines. li, 383pp; 431pp. 3 foldout maps and 1 foldout plate, marbled endpapers. Very good overall. Both volumes slightly splayed; spines a tad rough and tree calf shows sporadic fine crazing; contemporary ownership signature on inner flyleaf of each volume. Hinges tight and unrestored. First two volumes (out of four) of the eleventh edition, tight and attractive, of this popular survey, first published in London in 1777 and not published in the U.S. until 1798. Howes calls it the "Most highly regarded secondary source of its time; now entirely superseded." Despite a bit of inoffensive wear, a lovely set of this classic. NEW HOWES R 359 note.
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
William Robertson, D.D.. History of America, in Four Volumes. Cadell and Davies, London, 1808.
Price: US$280.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Eleventh Edition, in which is included the Poftumous Volume. containing the History of Virginia, to the Year 1688; and of New England, to the Year 1652. Brown quarter leather with brown cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering and motifs at the spine. Five raised ribs at the spine. Book may have been rebound. Orange end papers in each book. Book pages have foxing, however no marks. Each book has a fold-out map (two with taped tears) and volume IV also has a fold-out plate. Beautiful set. Bookseller Inventory BS/GOF9079 052020
Seller: Bookensteins, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$772.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint. Hardbacks 8vos. Complete Set of the Historical Works of William Robertson, in 12 Volumes. "THE HISTORY OF AMERICA, eleventh Edition, 1808, in which is included the Posthumous Volume containing The History of Virginia, to the Year 1688; and of New England, to the Year 1652." 4 Volumes. "THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND, During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his acssession to the Crown of England; with a Review of the Scottish History previous to that period. eighteenth Edition, 1809, with the Author's last Emendations and Additions, to which is Prefixed and Account of the Life and Writings of the Author by Dugald Sttewart. 3 Volumes. "THE HISTORY OF THE REIGH OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. Eleventh Edition, 1809. 4 Volumes. "AN HISTORICAL DISQUISITION CONCERNING ALL 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. With an Appendix Containing - Observations on the Civil Policy - the Laws and Judicial Proceedings - The Arts - The Sciences - and Religious Institutions of the Indians. " Fifth Edition, 1809. Complete with 4 Large very clean Fold-Out Maps in the American Volumes = 1 fold out of Aztec type figures. and 1 in the India Volume. Frontispiece of Scotland, Vol. I has an Enraved Portrait of William Robertson. All 4 Volumes of Charles V have a full-page Engraved Frontispiece Illustration. Contemporary light brown Full-Leather Bindings with 5 Raised Bands to spines. Gilt lettering to spinee. All volumes have attractive gilt rectangular lining with triangular inset front and back. l. Some edge wear, occasional slight splitting at spines (but holding well)and very slight wear at spines of a couple of volumes.Heavy, and delivery costs may be a consideration especially outside Britain. Very good.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Robertson, William, D. D.. History of America, complete in 4 Volumes. , 1808.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1808 Eleventh Edition Hardcover Fine/No Dust Jacket Printed for Cadell and Davies, et al, London, 1808, 11th Edition; in which is included the postumous volume, containing The History of Virginia to the Year 1688, and of New England to the Year 1652; VERY FINE condition, newly rebound in full leather with
Seller: Transmutation Publishing, Corning, CA, U.S.A.