Clarendon hugh (9 risultati)

Trade Paperback. Condizione: FINE. Tight, bright, clean and square. Faintest shelfwear. "In 1646 King Charles I (England) asked his friend Edward Hyde, later Earl of Clarendon, to write a true history of the revolt.selections from the History.extracts from his autobiographyform a narrative account of the period from 1640-1667." 492 indexed pages. 1.1.…

Softcover. Condizione: Bon. Edition 1978. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Edition 1978. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in good condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1978 first edition paperback in very good condition. A little dust spotting to top page edge. No other marks, clean and bright. The card cover has just light wear. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day.

Leather Boards. Condizione: Fair. Has been badly rebound, with new spine, older leather boards which are bumped and rubbed, and hinges have been coarsely reinforced with cloth-backed tape. However, apart from light foxing/browning throughout, thumbed closed edges and rear index page being chipped and creased, text block is in good condition, pages clean and tidy, plates bright. Size: 4to.…

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. 2 vols. 570p. + 593 + index 8p. Rag paper. 72 Engravings. Original calf leather. Spines very darkened (water damaged?). Front board is off vol. I. Others tender. Much edge wear. Fair set.

Condizione: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Vol. 1 only. Bound in contemporary half-leather over marbled boards, slightly rubbed and worn with slight cracking to hinges, binding solid. A few pages with slight worming in top corner and margin, not affecting text. Very good copy complete with frontis, folding map and 50 plates.…

Condizione: Very Good with no dust jacket. 10 lbs B/W; 570;;593 pages; A new and authentic history of England : from the remotest period of intelligence to the close of the year 1767: Containing A particular and circumstantial Account of Every interesting Occurrence, and memorable Character relative to the Annals of Great Britain, both at Home and Abroad ; Particularly, Its Origin ; the Progress of its Empire ; Laws ; civil and religious Establishments ; its various Operations naval and military ; Anecdotes of the Transactions of the most celebrated Personages who have distinguished themselves in a political, ecclesiastical, or military Capacity: Interspersed with such Remarks as may be found necessary to elucidate any obscure Point, solve any Difficulty, and set any contested Circumstance in the clearest Light. By the Hon. Hugh Clarendon, of Windsor, Esq. 2 Vols. Title page of Vol I is in the state where there is a"Printed for" before the last name "Cooke. " ESTC N4789, T11735. Details: Lacking the plate list, Subscriber's list, leaf following the end of VolI's text, and possibly some other preliminary leaves. Pagination, VolI: [title page], [blank verso], [dedication page], [blank verso], Introduction [i]-vi, text [1]-570 pp, with pages 235, 243, and 337mis-paginated "135," "143," and "673." Vol II: [title page], [blankverso], text [3] -572, Vol I's Index [573]-594, Vol II's Index [1]-[16] pp. Pages 395, 396, 584, and 585 mis-paginated "394", "395," "586,"and "385" respectively. Collation, Vol I, collation: [title leaf], [dedication leaf], B[1]- [7G2], in 2's. Vol II, coll. : [title], text [A2]-[7E2], Vol I's Index 7F[1]-[7H], 7K[1]-[7M1], Vol II's Index a[1], b[1]-e[1], in2's. The catchword between 7H2v and 7K1r matches, and the Indexgoes from "Lancaster" to "Land." 71 (of 73) plates (incl foldingmap and 2 frontises). Thick 4to. Modern cloth; soil to covers. Bookseller's sticker partially removed from corner of Vol I's frontpastedown and still intact at corner of Vol II's front pastedown. Usually minor foxing (less than would be expected, although Vol II'sprelims are more foxed). Occasional dampstain (mostly near inner edge, rear of Vol I, upper corner of Vol II's frontis recto and first fewdozen pages, corner of plate facing Vol II, p181, and text of Vol II, pp434-439). Tear to the year printed in upper margin of Vol I, p49-50and to outer edge of plates facing Vol I, pp74 and p125 (outsideplate mark). Plate facing Vol I, p337 has 2 stains (of which one is tothe right portion of its border and the other to upper plate mark, neither affecting image). Plate facing Vol I, p531 has inkstain toupper margin (not within plate mark). Tiny inkstains to Vol I, p304(not affecting legibility) and to plate facing Vol I, p345 (only slightlynoticeable). 2 plates in Vol I repaired on verso (facing pp337 and477). Plate of "Charles 1st: taking leave of his Children" (Vol II, p67) has stain to border, margin, and a small portion of image (outsideits focal area). Plates are mostly portraits, but include many detailed historical scenes, including The Chief Druids gathering theMistletoe (after Vol I's Introduction) , Landing of William theConquerer (Vol I, pp102-103) , Death of William Rufus (Vol I, pp136-137) , Signing of the Magna Carta (Vol I, p225) , Burning ofArchbishop Crammer (Vol I, pp528-529) , crowds at Charles I'sbeheading (with text of the death warrant above image, Vol II, pp66-67) , Siege of Quebec (Vol II, p481) , and naval operations (VolII, pp. 445, 467, 469, 471. Comments: Worldcat is uncertain of date but it goes to 1767 so 1770 is a likely number. Rebound in black library cloth. Firm and straight. VG+ appearance. 10.5 x 8.25", 10 pounds.…

Leather. Condizione: Good Only. First edition. A set of Hugh Clarendon's History of England. The works presents a sweeping view of British history, "Particularly, Its Origin; the Progress of its Empire; Laws; civil and religious Establishments; its various Operations naval and military; Anecdotes of the Transactions of the most celebrated Personages who have distinguished themselves in a political, ecclesiastical, or military Capacity: Interspersed with such Remarks as may be found necessary to elucidate any obscure Point, solve any Difficulty, and set any contested Circumstance in the clearest Light." With a subscriber's list to the front of the first volume. With the bookplate of the Wesleyan Theological Institution, stamp of Richmond College Library and the bookseller label of A. Copland to the front pastedown of each volume. Although the volumes themselves are undated, Copac confirms their publication date to be 1770. First edition thus. Collated complete, with 72 beautifully engraved plates and a folding map of the British Isles. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in contemporary half calf with marbled boards. Externally, worn with some loss to extremities, backstrip and rear board of volume II. Boards held by cords only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout with only occasional marks and spots. Plates in uniformly excellent condition with just one large mark to the gutter of the portrait of King George II. Overall: GOOD ONLY with a VERY GOOD INDEED interior, would benefit from a sympathetic rebinding. Good Only. None (illustratore). book.…