LEATHER Set;DAVID HUME HISTORY OF ENGLAND!(1818!)COMPLETE/DAMAGED DETACHED POOR

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Poor Condition. This set is damaged. Many covers are detached. This set is in poor condition. Still printed on quality rag paper and still worthy of display if you don't care about condition. External damage. â "â "- THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND! By David Hume & Tobia Smollet.Printed in 1818. Complete in 16 volumes.Hume's England is complete in 10 volumes + Smollett's 6 volumes = 16 volumes total. This set is complete.Printed on quality rag paper that is very well preserved.This set would be a pleasure to read. This set is still bound in the original bindings from 1818.These bindings are rustic, with extensive abrasion, chipping and wear, but this set still displays beautifully in a rustic antiquarian way.This is still a nice antiquarian set, where being rustic is of more significance than being in fine condition.This set could be rebound or used as a a reading/display set. Printed in London.A New EditionPrinted in 1818. Bound in the original period, full, calf-leather bindings!! Full leather bindings, such as these, were more costly to produce and are particularly desirable! Full leather bindings. Raised hubs and ornately gilded spines. Large font, and well laid with wide margins and publisher's marginal notes. This is a gorgeous set, and displays beautifully! In good condition overall for their age, the bindings have extensive wear, and the spines are in poor condition. Printed on quality rag paper that is well preserved. This set is still bound in the original bindings from 1818 that have done a good job at protecting the text blocks. This set has obvious wear to the spines as is shown in the pictures. The spines are dry. There is chipping. Some of the spine labels are lost. This is still a nice antiquarian set, where being old and rustic and complete is of more significance than condition. This is an exceedingly early copy of Hume's Classic History of England. These books will be well protected. These are bound in genuine leather bindings.These are the original bindings from 1818. Elaborately gilded spines. Printed on thick quality paper with wide margins! ILLUSTRATED, with full page plates, and with engraved frontisplates. This is a gorgeous set, and displays beautifully! Click pictures at top of listing to see close ups. The spines have a lot of wear. A gorgeous set. This would make an excellent gift and/or addition to any fine library. Antiquarian books make a great investment, are only going up in value, and are sure to increase the aura of any room or office! All books are individually wrapped and professionally padded. item#2118 OOT.

Seller Inventory # 22.08.03.hu

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LEATHER Set;DAVID HUME HISTORY OF ENGLAND!(1818!)COMPLETE/DAMAGED DETACHED POOR
• Binding: Hardcover