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The Complete Works of WILLIAM ROBERTSON. With The Author's Last Emendations and Additions. To which is prefixed an account of the life and writings of the author. Complete in 8 volumes. Printed in 1811-1812. With the original 3 fold-out maps. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION First American Edition of Robertson's History Of America, and History of Virginia. Bound in the original leather bindings. Complete in 8 volumes. Includes all of his works. Including The History Of America. Being The First American Edition of his American History. Printed in 1811-1812. This set is Over 200 YEARS OLD!! First American Edition of History of Amerca and History of Virginia, as stated on the title pages (except Charles V which is the Second Edition). Each subset is complete in itself, together forming all of Robertson's works, complete in 8 volumes. Titles: Volumes 1 and 2 being: The History of Scotland During The Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI Until His Accession To The Crown of England; With A Review Of The Scottish History Previous To That Period. Volumes 3, 4, and 5 being: A 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; Second American Edition; printed in 1812. Volumes 6 and 7 being: A History of America; First American Edition In Which Is Included The Posthumous Volume Containing The History Of Virginia, To The Year 1688; And of New England, to The Year 1652 Volume 8 being: An Historical Disquisition Concerning The Knowledge Which The Ancients Had Of India; And The Progress Of The Trade With That Country Prior To The Discovery Of The Passage To It By The Cape Of Good Hope. Frontisplates in most volumes, as issued. 3 fold-out maps. Printed on quality paper. Some volumes have Publisher's marginal notes.These are the original 200 year old bindings. These are the original full leather bindings.Full leather bindings were more expensive to produce, and are highly desirable! Gilded spines with red leather label. These measure 8 3/4 inches tall. Philadelphia, 1811 - 1812. First American Edition. In excellent condition. The leather is still supple and fresh, but with some wear and some chips, as shown. All the hinges are strongly attached and held firmly by the underlying cords, although there is some starting along the hinges. Printed on quality paper, there is some foxing and general age and usage wear. No writing. there is a surface gouge in the lower spine of volume one, chips on heads of other volumes, as shown. This is a gorgeous set! A durable set having been printed on quality materials. This set will last many more centuries if properly stored. This would make an excellent gift and/or addition to any fine library. In addition to their shelf presence, Rare & Antiquarian Books make a great investment. All books are individually wrapped and professionally padded. This set is complete in 8 volumes. These are the original bindings. Of the three great British historians of the 18th century two were Scotsmen. The exact place of Robertson with regard to his two friends Hume and Gibbon, and to such historians as the rest of Europe had to offer, presents a question of some nicety, because it is complicated by extraneous considerations, so to speak, which should not weigh in an abstract estimate, but cannot be excluded in a concrete and practical one. If we regard only Robertson's potential historic power, the question is not so much whether he was equal to either of his two friends as whether he was not superior to both. The man who wrote the review of the state of Europe prefixed to the History of Charles V. , or even the first book of the History of Scotland , showed that he had a wider and more synthetic conception of history than either the author of the Decline and Fall or the author of the History of England . These two portions of Robertson's work, with all their shortcomings in the eye of modern criticism, hav. Seller Inventory # 22.08.04.ro
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