London: John Murray. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 1829 fifth edition. some light pencil lines down side of text and some lines underlined.
Octavos. Vol.1: (xix) 549 pp. Vol.2: (viii) 483 pp. Vol.3: (vii) 634 pp. Full tan calf binding. Spine with gilt lettering over black labels, with gilt decoration and raised bands. All edges and end papers marbled. The work is a comprehensive historical survey of the Middle Ages in three volumes, by Hallam the notable English historian. The publication is seen as one of his major works. Shelf wear and spine on vol. 1 part detached at base. Interior with some light foxing to the end papers, title pages and initial pages of the volume Henry Hallam (July 9, 1777 - January 21, 1859) was an English historian. Hallam, was a fellow of the Royal Society, and a trustee of the British Museum. In 1830 he received the gold medal for history, founded by George IV. This set of three volumes is heaver than the standard single book quoted in the standard shipping so please enquire for the actual postage to your destination.

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Bookseller: The Last Word (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3301
Title: View of the State of Europe During The Middle Ages Volume 1 to 3
Author: Henry Hallam
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Later printing
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...