The Cabinet History of England, Scotland, and Ireland
by Mackintosh, Sir James & Sir Walter Scott & Thomas Moore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. An uncommon history by the Scottish jurist and historian Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), along with two other great writers of the age. This is an incomplete set (5 of the original 8 volumes) of mostly First Editions, in Very Good to Very Good (Plus) condition. Marbled paper-covered boards with leather spine and tips. Four raised bands on the spines, with gilt ruling and decorations. Titled in gilt in a black compartment, the Volume in a red one. Clean texts, exceptionally bright and clear, with no foxing. Volume #2 (1831) has x, 381 pages, with appendix; Volume #3 (1832) has xlii, 367 pages, appendix; Volume #4 (1835) has xv, 377 pages; Volume #6 (1843) has xii, 367 pages; Volume #8 has xiii, 356 pages, with a frontis illustration. Rubbed at the margins, and the leather is a bit dry, but still an attractive set. . Firts Thus. Half-Leather. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004942
- Title
- The Cabinet History of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Author
- Mackintosh, Sir James & Sir Walter Scott & Thomas Moore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Firts Thus
- Publisher
- Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1831
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....