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Title

The

History of England

from

Julius Caesar

to

George IV.

By M. A. Jones

[First Edition – Half Leather Binding]

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Author

M.A. Jones

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Year of Publication

1826

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Publisher

London: Published May 1826 for the Proprietor by G Virtue.

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For full description see below - after all photographs

 

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Description:

London: Published May 1826 for the Proprietor by G Virtue, 1826, First Edition.

Half leather binding, sound, with gilt titles and blind decoration to the spine compartments, three gilt ruled raised bands, marbled page edges and marbled end papers. 202 engraved plates, lacking 4 of the plates in the directions to the binder at the rear but with a further 5 not called for. Annotation in pencil at the rear, collating the plates.

412pp with a folding frontispiece and 202 engraved plates.

Provenance: leather bookplate for M.A.D. Lee at the front.

Approximately 5 ½ inches tall.

 

Condition Report

Externally

• Spine – good condition – gilt titles and blind decoration, gently worn, 3 gilt raised bands.
• Joints – good condition – sound, rubbed.
• Corners – good condition – bumped and worn.
• Boards – good condition – cloth and leather covered boards, marks and scratches.
• Page edges – good condition – all edges marbled, darkened to the top.
• See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – good condition – paper cracked, leather sound.
• Paste downs – good condition – marbled, bookplate to the front.
• End papers – good condition – marbled, lightly tanned and foxed thereafter.
• Title – good condition – tanned with foxing.
• Pages – good condition – lightly tanned with foxing throughout, some closed tears, frontispiece creased and misfolded.
• Binding – good condition – attractive.
• See photos.

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