ROBERTSON William.. THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. Till His Accession to the Crown of England: with a Review of the Scottish History previous to that Period; And an Appendix containing Original Papers. The Eighteenth Edition, with the Author's last Emendations and Additions. To which is prefixed, An Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, by Dugald Stewart.. Cadell, Davies, etc., London, 1809.

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Description: Opera completa in tre volumi. Cm.21,2x12,3. Pg.XII, 416; VI, 430490, (6). Legature coeve in piena pelle con bordure ornamentali in oro ai piatti. Titoli e fregi in oro ai dorsi. Fogli di guardia e tagli marmorizzati. Piatti staccati al primo volume e semistaccati al secondo e al terzo. Ritratto dell'autore inciso da T. Holloway da dipinto di J. Reynolds all'antiporta del primo volume. > Lowndes, III, 2106. 1650 gr.

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Robertson, William. The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. with a View of the Progress of Society in Europe from the Suberversion of the Roman Empire, to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century, in Four Volumes. Published by Cadell and Davies, T. Payne, J. Ealker, R. Lea, Vendor Hood and Sharpe et al, London, 1809.

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Description: , Four uniform volumes, vol I xv, 468 pages, vol II 376 pages, vol III 464 pages, vol IV 335 pages plus index at the rear, all volumes with black and white frontispiece, vol IV with map at rear Eleventh Edition , spine rubbed and with slight loss at head of volume one, neat owner's signature in one, clean and tight copies, in very good condition , full tree calf, gilt titles on black leather spine labels, Octavo Hardback ISBN:

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William Robertson. The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. til his Accession to the Crown of England. With a Review of Scottish History Previous to that Period; and an Appendix Containing Original Papers. (3 volume set). London Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies; F. And C. Rivington; T. Payne; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; J. Walker; R. Lea; Wilkie and Robinson; J. Nunn; Cuthell and Martin; Clarke and Sons; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; Gray and son; J. Richardson; J.M. Richardson; T. Booker; J. Carpenter; E. Jeffery; S. Bagster; J. Murray; R. Floyer; R. H. Evans; J. MacKinlay; and Constable, Hunter, Park, and Hunter, 1809.

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Description: 3 volume set. Bound in contemporary 3/4 leather over brown boards. Front boards of all volumes detached. Internally, clean and unmarked. Contemporary owner's signature on ffep. 21 cm.

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William Robertson. The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI. T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1809.

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Description: The first two volumes only of the eighteenth edition of William Robertson's guide to Scottish history during the course of the reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI. The first two volumes only of the three volume eighteenth edition of this work.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece to volume I.First published in 1759, in this work Robertson discusses the reigns of both Mary Queen of Scots and King James VI.Written by William Robertson, a Scottish historian, who is well known for his works on Scottish history.With the bookplate of W. T. Markham to front pastedown of volume II and rear pastedown of volume I. In full calf bindings. Head of front and rear joints of volume I starting, but holding firm. Bookplate to front pastedown of volume II and rear pastedown of volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd instance of light spotting. Very Good

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Robertson, William. An Historical Disquisition Concerning The Knowledge Which the Ancients Had of India : And the Progress of Trade with That Country .. Printed for Cadell and Davies; T. Payne; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, et al.1809, London, 1809.

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Description: v, 384, (20) pp. Contemporary full calf with gilt borders to boards. Gilt panels & lettering to spine. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Rebacked with slightly damaged original spine laid down. Rubbing to corners. Scattered spotting. Two folding maps. Binding firm. Tall 8vo.

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William Robertson. The Works of William Robertson. T. Cadell and W. Davies 1809-12, London, 1809.

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Description: A complete collection of the history works of William Robertson, illustrated throughout with folding maps. Complete in twelve volumes.A collection of the detailed history works by William Robertson.Containing;'The History of Scotland', complete in three volumes, published in 1809, the eighteenth edition of the work. Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece.'The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V', complete in four volumes,published in 1812. The thirteenth edition of this work. Frontispiece to each of the four volumes.'The History of America', complete in four volumes, published in 1812. The twelfth edition of this work. Volume I illustrated with a folding map. Volume II illustrated with three folding maps, and one folding plate.'An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge Which the Ancients Had of India', complete in one volumepublished in 1812, the sixth edition of this work. Illustrated with two folding maps.Half-titles to each volume exceptVolumes I and XII.Bookplate to the front pastedowns. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing and discolouration to the spines. Rear boards of Volumes II, and IV are detached but present. Front board of Volume IV may detach with further handling. Rear board of Volume VII may detach with further handling. Front board of Volume IX is detached but present, the rear board may detach with further handling. Front board of Volume XII is detached but present. Some fading to the front board of Volume I. Some minor marks and small patches of rubbing to the boards and spines. Heavier rubbing to the rear board of Volume I. Light bumping to the extremities. Some light loss to the heads and tails of the spines, a little heavier to some volumes, with some wear to the spines. A small amount of lifting to the head of the spine of Volume VI. Light cracks to the joints. Front hinge of Volume I strained but remains firm. Front hinges of Volumes II, III, V, and VI, are starting but firm. Rear hinge of Volume I starting but firm. Rear hinge of Volume XII is weak. Hinges of Volume VII, VIII, and X are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some light spots. Small tidemark to the tail of the frontispiece and front endpapers of Volume I. Small tidemark to the frontispiece of Volumes IV, V, VI. Small chip to the title page of Volume V, not affecting text. A few light spots to the folding maps and plates. Chip to the margin of page 259/260 of Volume XI, not affecting text. Good Only

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