The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 - in 8 volumes
by Hume, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- , all volumes in similar worn condition, head and tail of spine and corners scuffed, covers and spines rubbed, front covers deta
- Seller
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Lackington, Allen and Co., S. Bagster etc, Edinburgh, 1805 Reprint. Hardback. , all volumes in similar worn condition, head and tail of spine and corners scuffed, covers and spines rubbed, front covers detached from vols. 1, 7 & 8, held by tape on vols. 3, 4, & 5, front cover missing from vol.2, rear cover to vol.1 detached, intern. Octavo (over 7-10 inches tall). , index at rear of last volume , full brown calf, gilt title to burgundy labels on spines, 5 gilt bands, gauffered edges
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- Bookseller
- Keogh's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16506
- Title
- The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 - in 8 volumes
- Author
- Hume, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - , all volumes in similar worn condition, head and tail of spine and corners scuffed, covers and spines rubbed, front covers deta
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by Lackington, Allen and Co., S. Bagster etc
- Place of Publication
- , Edinburgh
- Date Published
- , 1805
- Keywords
- Hume, David, the history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 - in 8 volumes, history antiquarian Scotland Scots Scottish
- Bookseller catalogs
- history;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Keogh's Books
Biblio member since 2005
Skipton, North Yorkshire
About Keogh's Books
Keogh\'s books has been going for nineteen years now, but the shop in Nailsworth is just a year old. There is also a thriving market stall in Stroud on most Saturdays, and our website.
Glossary
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gauffered Edges
- ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
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