The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641
by Edward Earl of Clarendon
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$1,063.26$956.93
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About This Item
Oxford: Printed at the Theatre , 1705-1706. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A complete six volume set of The History Of The Rebellion and Civil Wars In England, with frontispieces. Three volumes in six parts, with each volume across two books. In very pleasing original binding. Edward Hyde, the First Earl of Clarendon was an English statesman, lawyer and diplomat who served as chief advisor to Charles I during the First English Civil War and Lord Chancellor to Charles II from 1660 to 1667. The History of The Rebellion and Civil Wars in England was the first detailed account of the events from a key player. The work was first published between 1702 and 1704. Volume one, part one and two were published in 1705. Volume two and three were published in 1706. With a frontispiece to all six volumes as called for.Collated, complete. Uniformly bound in full calf. Externally, generally smart with some marks to the spines and boards. Some wear to the head of the spine of volume one and three. Front hinge of volume one part one is starting and remains generally firm. Front hinge starting but remains firm to volume two, part one and volume three part one and two. A small hole through the last ten pages of volume five. Internally, the volumes are generally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages that remain clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 837B17
- Title
- The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641
- Author
- Edward Earl of Clarendon
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed at the Theatre
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1705-1706
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641 English civil war english history English civil war
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....