HYDE Edward Earl of Clarendon

THE HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND [&] THE LIFE OF EDWARD EARL OF CLARENDON…

Printed at the Theatre, 1731 [&] Clarendon Printing House, 1759. Item #150242

9 vols. 8vo (9 x 5¾ ins). Contemporary full panelled calf, spines elaborately gilt tooled in six compartments with contrasting gilt lettered labels, board edges gilt tooled and red sprinkled edges (vol VI neatly rebacked; labels transposed for vols I and II of Rebellion; outer joints weakened and wear at corners and head and tails of spines). Pp. [viii] + xxvi + [1] + 288 + [2] blank [&] [ii] + 289-720 [&] [xiv] + 466 + [6] blank [&] [iv] + 467-753 + [3] blank [&] [xx] + 364 + [6] blank [&] [iv] + 365-773 + [1] + [54] index + [2] blank [&] [vi] + vi + [2] + 264 + [10] index + [2] blank [&] [iv] + 539 + [3] blank [&] [iv] + 541-993 + [1] + [21] index + [3] blank, illus with 86 plates (some folding) and 3 folding maps (pages rather toned; previous owner's armorial bookplates on front paste-downs; no inscriptions).

Price: £1,200.00