The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed therunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return upon the 29th...
By Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Three folio volumes each being the First Edition, measuring approx. 16x10 inches, bound in full leather of the period, spines are uniform [with slight variation in the placement of the labels and raised bands] but the leather on the boards differs slightly; each bearing the armorial bookplate of the "Earl of Rosebery", so the set is from a single original owner; the fifth Earl was a prominent liberal politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1894-1895; each volume complete as issued (half-titles lacking), with a large engraved frontispiece of Lord Clarendon, page edges stained red; internally Near Fine, text blocks square and tight, pages clean and unmarked; there is mild rubbing to edges and corners of the boards, all bindings firm and tight, outer joints show some short cracks, all spine labels intact; all in all, an attractive and authentic set in close to Near Fine condition
Published by: Printed at the Theater, Oxford, 1702-1703-1704, 1704
Vendor: Stony Hill Books
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By Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Three folio volumes each being the First Edition, measuring approx. 16x10 inches, bound in full leather of the period, spines are uniform [with slight variation in the placement of the labels and raised bands] but the leather on the boards differs slightly; each bearing the armorial bookplate of the "Earl of Rosebery", so the set is from a single original owner; the fifth Earl was a prominent liberal politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1894-1895; each volume complete as issued (half-titles lacking), with a large engraved frontispiece of Lord Clarendon, page edges stained red; internally Near Fine, text blocks square and tight, pages clean and unmarked; there is mild rubbing to edges and corners of the boards, all bindings firm and tight, outer joints show some short cracks, all spine labels intact; all in all, an attractive and authentic set in close to Near Fine condition
Published by: Printed at the Theater, Oxford, 1702-1703-1704, 1704
Vendor: Stony Hill Books
