THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND
By Tobias Smollett.
Complete in 11 volumes.
Printed in 1758 - 1760.
IN THE ORIGINAL 18TH CENTURY BINDINGS.
In very good condition.
Illustrated with plates and fold outs.
All fold out plates in very good condition
Printed on rag paper.
SECOND and THIRD EDITION.
Printed in 1758 -1760.
Complete in 11 volumes, with the index in volume 11.
Together with 1760 first edition complete in 4 volumes The Continuation of The History of England, which follows on from the end of volume 11.
SMOLLET'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND.
Complete In 11 Volumes.
A Complete History Of England, From The Descent Of Julius Caesar, To The Treaty Of Aix La Chapelle, 1748. Containing The Transactions Of One Thousand Eight Hundred And Three Years.
By SMOLLETT, T. M D
Printed in 1758 - 1760. In the ORIGINAL 18th CENTURY BINDINGS. In remarkable condition. The condition of this set is unusually good condition.
Volumes I to III of this set are the second editions, and Volumes IV to X1 are the third editions.
This work is a thorough history of England, documenting from the descent of Julius Caesar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle in 1748, overing roughly one thousand eight hundred and three years. The history focuses on the important events over the years, looking at each monarch and how they ruled, as well as looking at the lives of their people.
Volume I, published 1758, with six plates, and five folding plates.
Volume II, published 1758, with four plates.
Volume III, published 1758, with four plates.
Volume IV, published 1758, with three plates.
Volume V, published 1758, with eight plates.
Volume VI, published 1759, with twenty-two plates.
Volume VIII, published 1759, with sixteen plates.
Volume IX, published 1759, with eleven plates.
Volume X, published 1760, with twenty-one plates.
Volume X1 published 1759 with seventeen plates.
Written by the Scottish poet and novelist Tobias Smollett. He his best known for his novels 'Roderick Random', 'Peregrine Pickle', and 'Humphry Clinker'. Smollett considered his 'History' to be his greatest works, as this was the work for which he received real financial success. During the time he was writing his 'History' he served a brief prison sentence for libel
Together with 4 volumes of The Continuation of The History if England. First editions.All with plates and fold outa
Volume One 1760
Volume Two 1760
Volume Three 1761
Volume Four 1761
Scare complete run of 15 vumes in such good condition.
All boards firmly attached.
All pages attached to strong spine blocks.
Some rubbing to calf leather boards amd some sun fade to spines but overall very good or better condition.
Marbled page edges and end pages.
All uniform 8.5 inches height by 5.5 inches deep.
Total shelf length 20 inches.
A wonderful looking addition to your library or bookcase.
All odour free.
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