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The History of England from the Accession of James II (Volume Three only, of three) (Everyman's Library #36)
by MACAULAY, Thomas Babington
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
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About This Item
London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [c.1906]. First Edition. Hardcover. An undated likely first edition (1906) of Volume Three only (of three) of Thomas Babington Macaulay's influential History of England. Written from a Whig point of view, this provides a detailed look at the history of England from 1685 to 1702. First issued by Everyman's Library in 1906 in three volumes, this work was later issued in four volumes. Everyman's Library #36, an entry in EL's History series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In flatback binding style 1, full scarlet cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover, brown topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page, endpapers & frontis. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's signature to both front free endpaper and title page, some bruising to upper spine area, inked tick-marks to t.o.c. and somewhat loosened binding (but holding), else a sound, intact copy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); viii, 9-747 pages .
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On Jul 2 2018, a reader said:
This is another great 5 volume set of English History from a Whig and political view from a standpoint other than the what you normally would read.I would love it in my collection and may have to seriously entertain its purchase.C.E.HUGGINS RARE BOOKS
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87854
- Title
- The History of England from the Accession of James II (Volume Three only, of three) (Everyman's Library #36)
- Author
- MACAULAY, Thomas Babington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- [c.1906]
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>England, UK and UK History;
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