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The HISTORY of ENGLAND: From the Text of Hume and Smollett to the Reign of George the Third,Thence Continued to Include Restoration of Empire in France, Great Exhibition of Industry of All Nations, and Death of Duke of Wellington ( Volumes 1, 2 & 3 Only) by Gaspey, Thomas (Hume and Smollett)
by Gaspey, Thomas (Hume and Smollett)
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The HISTORY of ENGLAND: From the Text of Hume and Smollett to the Reign of George the Third,Thence Continued to Include Restoration of Empire in France, Great Exhibition of Industry of All Nations, and Death of Duke of Wellington ( Volumes 1, 2 & 3 Only)
by Gaspey, Thomas (Hume and Smollett)
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97 St. John Street, London: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited / J. & F. Tallis. Half-Leather. Near Very Good. Smirke, R; Ryall H. T. and Others. Near complete set of Volumes I, II and III (a full set would be of 4 Volumes). Undated Edition, circa 1850s or '60s. Well Illustrated with many fine engraved B&W Plates. Text arranged in Double Columns with Marginal Notes and Footnotes. Vol I Frontis illustrated with portrait of David Hume opposite a Title page illustrated with the Death of William Rufus in the forest, followed by Printed title Page. Fold-Out Map of England opposite first text page. Text begins with the Ancient Britons and continues to 1562. 834 pages + 12 pages of notes. Vol II Frontis illustrated with "The Horse Guards". text continues to 1812. 864 Pages. Vol III Frontispiece Illustrated with The duke of Wellington. Text continues to 1837. 824 Pages. In contemprary Half-Leather Bindings with Marbles paper-covered boards and Leather Corners. Gilt Lettering & Horizontal Lines & Vol. Nos on spines. 11 1/4" Tall. Some edge wear. Closed tear to leather on Vol III at bottom left side of spine, 2 1/2" long. Hinges sound & Binding firm. No inscriptions. Pages and Plates in very good, clean condition. The 3 Books weigh 8.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more pictures, information or a Shipping quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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The history of England : from the text of Hume and Smollet / continued to the present time by Thomas Gaspey. Vol II 1798 - 1832
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The History of England: From the Text of Hume and Smollett to the Reign of George the Third; and thence to include the Restoration of the Empire in France, the Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, and the Death of the Duke of Wellington
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(London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, ca 1860). 8-volume set. Engraved title page of first volume reads, "The History of England: From the Text of Hume and Smollett to the Reign of George the Third; and thence continued to the Present Time by Thomas Gaspey, Esq." Eight imperial 8vo volumes, each of brown half leather with cloth sides, the spine compartments lettered and ornately tooled in gilt; decorative endpapers; all edges gilt; pp. 834 + 12, (ii) + 842 + 22, (ii) + 848, (ii) + 352 + xii, (ii) + 864, (ii) + 864, (ii) + 824, (ii) + 1110 + xi; all volumes liberally illustrated with engraved plates. Covers somewhat worn; moderate foxing throughout; trace of surface dirt here and there; some leaves have worked loose and have frittered edges; pp 37-44 missing in first volume, pp. 121-128 misbound in fourth volume (after p. 136), pp. 7-8 loose and ragged in second volume of new series, with some loss of text. Fully collated. A good set. .
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by Thomas Gaspey
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The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. SUPERB BINDINGS & CONDITION PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED THIS COMPLETE EIGHT VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY B. HUNT & SONS IN FULL POLISHED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND TURN IN TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RIBS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS TITLE. SOME LIGHT RUBBING TO LEATHER HERE AND THERE AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, BRIGHT GILT END PAGES, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS, SOME LIGHT SPORADIC FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. LARGE VOLUMES MEASURE 11"x8". NO PUBLICATION DATE STATED CIRCA 1860. A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE SET!
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