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The History of The Reign of Philip The Second, King of Spain; The History of The Reign of Philip The Third, King of Spain. The First Four Books By Robert Watson, LL.D. Principal of the United College in The University of St. Andrews. The Two Last by William Thomson, LL.D.
by Robert Watson
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
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Item Price
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About This Item
London: For T. Cadell and W. Davies; Printed for J. Johnson et al, 1803-8. Cloth. Fair. 9" by 6". None. A five volume set of Spanish history covering the reigns of two influence monarchs, Philip the Second and Philip the Third. This five volume set is comprised of two set of works, those being : 'The History of The Reign of Philip The Second, King of Spain' (3 volumes) the sixth edition written by Robert Watson and 'The History of the Reign of Philip The Third, King of Spain' (2 volumes) third edition greatly enlarged written by Robert Watson and William Thomson. Written by Robert Watson, the noted historian and politician of the 18th century. Each of the volumes feature the previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown of each that reads 'Wm. De Tessier, Woodcote Park'. WoodcotePark is a stately home in the English county of Surrey previous owned by Baron de Teissier. This bookplate features his crest. This work of Spanish history document reign of both Phillip the Second and Philip the Third, of the 16th and 17th centuries. In a uniform cloth binding, with calf spine labels. Externally worn with bumping to the head and tail of the spine and also to the extremities. Heavy fading to each of the spine, with light creasing and additional fading to the extremities of the front and rear boards. Several small tears to the cloth the extremities, with light patches of rubbing to each of the spine labels. Age toning to the fore edge. Previous owners bookplates to the front pastedown of each volume, with the cloth covering the boards, adhered to the front pastedown, lifting in places. Each volume of 'Philip II' set are lacking the front endpaper, with volume I also lacking the rear endpaper. 'Phillip III' vol I is lacking the rear endpaper. Internally heavy strained to page 2 of 'Philip III' volume II, held by cords, otherwise generally firmly bound with pages loosening in places. Pages are heavily age toned throughout with heavy spotting. Fair
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- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 644C28
- Title
- The History of The Reign of Philip The Second, King of Spain; The History of The Reign of Philip The Third, King of Spain. The First Four Books By Robert Watson, LL.D. Principal of the United College in The University of St. Andrews. The Two Last by William Thomson, LL.D.
- Author
- Robert Watson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- For T. Cadell and W. Davies; Printed for J. Johnson et al
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803-8
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- History Philip the Third Philip the Second Philip the Third
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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