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Stewart, Dugald. The Works of William Robertson. Vol II.. T Cadell, 1840.
Price: US$13.77 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1840. T Cadell. Hardback. ACCEPTABLE No DJ. Edgewear. Rubbed. Boards marked. Ex Libris. Part of spine missing.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
William Robertson. The Works of William Robertson: Vol I. T Cadell, et al., 1840.
Price: US$14.19 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1840. No Edition Remarks. 427 pages. Fully bound in brown leather. Volume I. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable sunning to spine and edges. Visible peeling leather to boards and spine. Brown marks overall. Textblock is shaky.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: THREE VOLUMES (first half of set) Volume 1, xxiv, 452pp., 2 folding maps of North and South America, Volume 2, title page, 469pp., 2 folding maps of Mexico and New Granada (Ecuador), 1 folding plate illustrating Mexican figures, Volume 3, title page, 448 pp., 2 folding maps of Asia according to Ptolomy and South West Asia, some slight foxing of the maps each volume has armorial bookplates of sixth Earl of Cottenham and Tandridge Court Library, half calf and marble boards, spines scuffed with some wear but very sound. William Robertsone (1721-1793) historian. History of America was first published in 1777, and Disquisition on Ancient India in 1971, both by Cadell. This edition combines the two works, the latter title from pages 130-448 in volume 3. Size: 8.5" x 5.5"
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Robertson, W. The Works of William Robertson (Volume 1-8). T. Cadell, 1840.
Price: US$256.17 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Volume 1-8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Medium octavoGilt lettering on spinesLeather hardback boundMarbled pattern page block edgesMarbled endpapersClean textInk stain on back cover of volume 2 Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,6100grams, ISBN:
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Price: US$322.74 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VOLUMES 1 & 2: History of Scotland. VOLUMES 3, 4 & 5: History of Charles V. VOLUMES 6, 7 & 8: History of America. Full tan calf with gilt decoration. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Volume 1: 427 pages with tissue-guarded frontispiece of Roberston: Volume 2: 479 pages: Volume 3: 448 pages with two fold-out maps at rear: Volume 3: 402 pages: Volume 4: 456 pages: Volume 5: 420 pages: Volume 6: 452 pages with two fold-out maps at rear Volume 7: 469 pages with two fold-out maps at rear: Volume 8: 448 pages with two fold-out maps at rear. This is an exceptionally good set. The interiors are clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. The hinges are solid. The leather boards have just minor rubbing at the the edges. Total packaged weight around 6 kilos.
Seller: Haldon Books, EXETER, DEVON, United Kingdom
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8 volumes. Volumes 1 & 2: History of Scotland: xxxii+427 pages with frontispiece of Roberston; 479 pages with appendix and index. Volumes 3, 4 & 5: History of Charles V: viii+402 pages; 456 pages; 420 pages with index. VOLUMES 6, 7 & 8: History of America: xxviii+452 pages with two fold-out maps at back; 469 pages with folding plate and two fold-out maps at back; 448 pages with two fold-out maps at rear and indices. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's full tan calf with gilt decoration to spine with black labels in gilt lettering and ruled edges in gilt to covers. Marbled end-papers and page edges. Five raised spine bands and ribbon place markers. Eleventh edition. William Robertson was a Scottish historian, minister in the Church of Scotland, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. The thirty years during which he presided over the University perhaps represent the highest point in its history. He made significant contributions to the writing of Scottish history and the history of Spain and Spanish America. One of his most notable works is his History of Scotland 1542 1603, begun in 1753 and first published in 1759. Robertson also contributed o the history of Spain and Spanish America in his History of America (1777), "the first sustained attempt to describe the discovery, conquest and settlement of Spanish America since Herrera's Décadas and his biography of Charles V. In that work he had "provided a masterly survey of the progress of European society, in which he traced the erosion of the 'feudal system' caused by the rise of free towns, the revival of learning and Roman law, and by the emergence of royal authority and the balance of power between states. It was the development of commerce, assisted by law and private property, which was held to be chiefly responsible for the advance in civilization." (Wikipedia). Condition: spine ends chipped, some labels to spine lacking, inner hinges cracked and separated at front of volume 8. some light foxing else good to very good. Additional post may be required for this item.
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
William Robertson, Dugald Stewart. The Works of William Robertson. T. Cadell, London, 1840.
Price: US$896.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A uncommon eight volume complete set of The Works of William Robertson, in attractive leather bindings. Including a biography of the author, as well as his notable historical works on Scotland, the reign of Charles V, America and India. Includes a frontipiece plate to the first volume, as well as six fold-out maps to the latter three volumes. The full list of works included is as follows: Volumes One and Two: The History of Scotland with introductory chapter The Life of Doctor Robertson Volumes Three, Four and Five: The History of The Reign of Emperor Charles V Volumes Six, Seven and Eight: The History of America, with A Historical Diquisition Concerning Ancient India Contains an ink inscription to the first volume, gifting the set to one William George Stevenson on his leaving Eton, 1844, from a group of undersigned "affectionate friends". In decorative calf binding with gilt detailing. Externally sound, there is wear to the boards, joints, extremities and backstrips, with some peeling and loss to leather. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and generally bright and clean aside from the usual spotting to endpages. However, there is more significant foxing and offsetting to the latter three volumes due to the affixed maps, several of which have some small closed tears. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom