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Hume, David. The History of England, from The Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Accession of Henry VIII. (Two Volumes, Bound as One). A. Millar, London, 1762.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: 424 & 446 pages, plus errata. Contemporary leather covers with decorated spine showing only Roman numeral I. Top cover appears detached, though is heavily taped in place with black binders tape over joint and inside hinge. Book plate on front paste down, and image of Hume on rear paste down. Inked name on blank front free end leaf, and penciled notes at upper edge of page. Lacking half title page of Volume I. Occasional light smudges, though contents remain tight and are overall clean. Good binding or working copy. Due to weight, additional charges may apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.

Hume, David (1711-1776). The history of England : from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688 / David Hume - 2 vols. bound in 1. London : Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, 1762.

Price: US$584.70 + shipping

Description: Good copy only in full tree-calf leather. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and bumped as with age. Light foxing throughout. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 1 vol. Contents; v. 1. The Anglo-Saxons, William the Conqueror, William Rufus, Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard I and John -- v. 2. Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III. Subjects; 1701-1800. Kings and rulers. Great Britain History ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Hume, David (1711-1776). The history of England : from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688 / David Hume - 2 vols. bound in 1. London : Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, 1762.

Price: US$640.00 + shipping

Description: Good copy only in full tree-calf leather. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and bumped as with age. Light foxing throughout. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 1 vol. Contents; v. 1. The Anglo-Saxons, William the Conqueror, William Rufus, Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard I and John -- v. 2. Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III. Subjects; 1701-1800. Kings and rulers. Great Britain History ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Hume, David. The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Accession of Henry VII (with) The History of England, Under the House of Tudor. Comprehending the Reigns of K. Henry VII. K. Henry VIII, K. Edward Vi. Q. Mary, and Q. Elizabeth. [4 volumes). A. Millar 1759 1762, London, 1762.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Uniformly Bound First Editions Of The Histories Of England, Full Leather, Morocco Spine Titles, 10 3/8" Tall, From The Roman Invasion To 1485, 1762, And The History Of The Tudors (1759), Lacking The History Of The Stuarts To 1688 (1754,1757). Viii, 424 (Errata At Bottom Of Final Page), With Half-Title And Preliminary And Final Blanks. Viii, 446, With Errata On (447), Preliminary Blank, Half Title, Two Final Blanks. Viii, 402, Two Preliminary And Two Final Blanks, Half Title. Iv, 403-739 With Erratum At Bottom Of 739 And Catalog On Verso (740),Preliminary Blank And Two Final Blanks. The First Editions Of 'From The Invasion Of Julius Caesar" [1762} And "House Of Tudor" [1759], Uniformly Bound As A Four Volume Set In Full Speckled Calf, 5 Bands, Brown Spine Labels "Hume's Hist. Of England" And Green Spine Labels Showing Volume Numbers 1-4, Spines Ornately Gilt. Bindings Appear To Be Contemporary, 1762, When The "From The Invasion Of Julius Caesar" Was Published. Original White Endpapers With Large Bookplates: On Front Pastedown, Crowned Shield, Rampant Lion Left, Bull Right, Shield With Complex Coat Of Arms Including Three Boars Heads Twice, "Libertas" At Bottom, Also Attached At Lower Right Corner Of Title Page Of Volume 4; On Front Free Endpaper, Bookplate Of William Bartlett ".Deo Favente Cresco". Page Edges Colored Red, As Issued. Binding Solid, Fraying At Corners With 1/8" Loss At Bottom Of Volume 1, An Attractive Set.

Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

HUME, David (1711-1776). The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Accession of Henry VII; under the House of Tudor; the Revolution in 1688. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1759-1762, 1762.

Price: US$2274.21 + shipping

Description: [English History] FINELY BOUND QUARTO EDITIONS, volumes I-IV FIRST EDITIONS, volumes V and VI NEW EDITIONS. Complete in six volumes. Quarto (26 x 22 x 20cm), pp.viii; 424; pp.viii; 446 [2]; pp.[2] viii; 402 [2]; pp.[2] iv; 403-739 [3], pp.vi; 473 [1]; pp.[2] vi; 452. With the half-title to volume I. Contemporary tan full speckled calf, with gilt titles to red labels, and further gilt tooling to spines. All edges speckled red. Light to moderate occasional spotting throughout. Half-titles to vols I-III with neat contemporary ownership to same. Generally a clean set. Joints split or starting, some quite tender, especially to volume I. Moderate wear to spines, some old repairs to head and tail caps, a few labels with small chips or touched-up. Attractive, uniform Georgian leather bindings. Very good. Written in four discreet segments totalling six volumes between 1754 and 1762, Hume's great survey of English history stands alongside Gibbon's 'History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' as one of the defining works of Enlightenment literature. Between 1754 and 1757 Hume published the 'modern' portion of his History, which was to become volumes V and VI of the finished series, printed on title page as "Vol.I" and "Vol.II". The remaining stock of the first volume, published in Edinburgh and entitled The History of Great Britain, was taken over in 1756 by the London publisher Millar, who then undertook the printing of the second volume and followed through covering the subsequent instalments. Hume's reverse procedure took him from the accounts of the times of James II back to Julius Caesar's England, and the project was completed in 1762.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

HUME, David.. The History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII; under the House of Tudor; under the House of Stuart.. London: printed for A. Millar, 1762; 1759; 1759, 1762.

Price: US$3248.86 + shipping

Description: First edition of first four volumes, second edition of the last two volumes (originally published in 1754 and 1757). "As a whole, The History of England. was a remarkable testimony to the coherence of English history across its entire period, despite the evident changes which had occurred in its form of government. Hume triumphantly [demonstrated] that it was possible to write such history in a manner which combined good historical argument with good writing, and thereby appealed to an extensive readership" (ODNB). ESTC T82467; T85928; N17593. 3 works in 6 volumes, quarto (256 x 207 mm). Contemporary calf, rebacked with original spines laid down, twin red and green morocco labels, gilt heraldic device (lion atop castle) at foot of spines; initial two volumes a little taller and with slightly different finishing. Complete with half-titles and errata. Light wear to corners and scratches to calf, contents with some light foxing and a few pencilled annotations. A very good set.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom