The History of England from the Accession of James II (Volumes IV and V)
by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: Porter and Coates Porter and Coates, Philadelphia, PA. No date noted. Hardcovers. Books are tight, square, and unmarked. Book Conditions; Good+; no cracked internal or external hinges; wear and tearing at head and tail; curled points; bottom shelfwear; no internal splitting of signatures; no signs of moisture damage. No DJs. Brown cloth boards and spines with bright gilt lettering on the spines. Volume IV has 581 pp and Volume V has 574 pp both are 8vo. Generally known as The History of England. It covers the 17-year period from 1685 to 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the co-regency of William III and Mary II, and up to William III's death. Both are clean presentable copies.
Reviews
On Jul 2 2018, a reader said:
This is another great 5 volume set of English History from a Whig and political view from a standpoint other than the what you normally would read.I would love it in my collection and may have to seriously entertain its purchase.C.E.HUGGINS RARE BOOKS
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005961
- Title
- The History of England from the Accession of James II (Volumes IV and V)
- Author
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Porter and Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- The History of England, James II, the Glorious Revolution, the co-regency of William III and Mary II, William III, England, History of England
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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