The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In Four Volumes. The seventh edition, corrected.

ROBERTSON, William.

Published by Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh. 1792, 1792

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xv, [1], 479, [1], [20]pp index; [4], 376pp; [4], 460pp; [4], 335, [1], [84]pp index, half titles, engraved frontispiece to each vol. 8vo. A v.g. clean copy, bound in full contemporary mottled calf, double gilt fillet borders, gilt bands, flower-head motifs to spines, black morocco title labels, round black morocco vol. numbers (one rubbed with loss of number); wear to foot of one spine, sl. chips to two headcaps. Armorial bookplate of E.W. Wynne Pendarves. ESTC T78989. First published in quarto in 1769. It is divided into three parts. An apparently conventional narrative of high politics and diplomacy is prefaced by an essay on medieval Europe, 'A View of the Progress of Society in Europe', which was regarded by his contemporaries as a classic of 'philosophical' history, while Robertson appended to both copious 'proofs and illustrations'.

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• Title: The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In Four Volumes. The seventh edition, corrected.
• Publisher: Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh. 1792
• Publication Date: 1792
• Binding: Hardcover
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