The Holy Roman Empire
by James Bryce
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£135.00£121.50
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1907 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". None. A new, revised and enlarged edition of James Bryce's work on the Holy Roman Empire, in a full calf prize binding. Bound in a full calf prize binding with the gilt motif of Cheltenham College to the front cover.First published in 1864. This is the New Edition, revised and enlarged throughout. Written by British academic, historian and politician James Bryce, who was an honorary fellow of Trinity and Oriel Colleges, Oxford. This study provides a comprehensive history of the Holy Roman Empire, commencing with a chronological list of events, from the Battle of Pharsalus in B.C. 48, until the war between the French Empire and Germany in 1870. The work also includes a chronological list of the Emperors and Popes from this period. Illustrated with three folding maps, in colour, depicting the Holy Roman Empire in different years. Collated, complete.With a prize bookplate awarding the book to A. H. S. Hinchcliffe to the front paste down and the personal library bookplate of Sir Henry Hinchcliffe to the front endpaper. In a full calf prize binding. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing to the extremities and joints, mainly to the head of the front joint. Very small loss to leather at the head of the spine. The odd mark. Bookplates to the front paste down and front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot, heavier to maps. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896Q2
- Title
- The Holy Roman Empire
- Author
- James Bryce
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- Holy Roman Empire James Bryce new edition history James Bryce
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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