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HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V.
by ROBERTSON, William
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1782. ROBERTSON, William. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the Sixteenth Century. In four volumes. A New edition. Vol. I(-IV). London: Printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, in the Strand; and J. Balfour at Edinburgh. 1782. Later printing. Engraved frontispiece in each volume. Four 8vo. volumes: 479, + [20] index; [4],376; [4],460; [4],335, + [84] pp. index. Contemporary bindings of full calf, with a red morocco label and decorative gilt rules to spines. Bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924), U. S. Senator from Massachusetts, at front pastedowns; ink ownership stamp of his great-grandfather, George Cabot (1752-1823), also U. S. Senator from Massachusetts and Federalist sage. A very good set overall. Text is mostly clean; although vols. 1 & 3 each have a few gatherings with heavy foxing. The bindings are edgeworn, darkened at spines and perimeters, with joints cracked and tender; spine labels are chipped with some loss to letters. Robertson (1721-1793), along with David Hume and Edward Gibbon, was one of the three great British historians of the eighteenth century, and Charles V is generally regarded as his masterpiece. (DNB; CBEL II).
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- Title
- HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V.
- Author
- ROBERTSON, William
- Book Condition
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- Date Published
- 1782
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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