Commentaries on The Life and Reign of Charles the First, King of England. Volumes 1 and II.

Volumes 1 and 2 (of 5 ). First edition. Books size - c. 9 x 5.5 inches, pp. xxxi + 355 + 4 (publisher's ad) + 2 (blank) and ii + 346 + 1 (list of author's works , hardbacks in publisher's original (?) binding (more on this below) , fore-edge and bottom edges uncut. Books condition (both similar) - Good plus ; contents clean, no inscriptions, some foxing of the preliminaries but very little in the textblock, inner hinges intact and binding firm ; hardbacks with paper covered boards and straw coloured cloth spine with printed spine title labels ; some rubbing and small paper losses at the fore-edge corners but corners firm , boards' edges with rubbing and a few 'dings' but essentially good, back covers show some general light soiling, staining and marks, small areas of splitting of the back hinges but remaining secure, spines complete with rubbing, creasing and slight loss at the spine ends, spines darkened but not marked, spine labels darkened and rubbed leaving the printed titles largely intact but somewhat indistinct, front hinges appear sound (possibly a little repaired), front boards' paper very similar condition to the backs. Please see photos for indications of condition and contents. The author, Isaac D'Israeli, was a literary critic and historian, and the father of Benjamin D'Israeli (British Prime Minister 1874 - 1880). The binding of these two volumes appears to be as originally published - paper covered boards and printed title labels. If this is the case, the use of bookcloth for the spines would be an example of its early use by a book publisher.…