The History Of America

1798. ROBERTSON, William. THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. New York: Samuel Campbell, 1798. 2 vols. First American Edition. 8vo., full calf. Ex-lib. A good copy that shows some wear at the extremities, front hinge starting at vol. 1, boards disbound at vol. 2. Barely discernable embossed library stamp at title pages, ink stamp at ffep of vol. 2; skimming at… Read more about this item

London / Edinburgh: A. Strahan, Printers-Street, 1803. Hardcover. G, previous owner's inscriptions. All front hinges are cracked, Vol. I has detached. All heavily rubbed and worn including spines. Maps are all present and intact, some have small tears at folds and of course are fragile.. Pages have foxing/toning on edges. Some pages have stains/soiling but does not affect readability.… Read more about this item

London: T. Cadell, 1821. 14th ed. This is the complete three-volume set of the 14th edition printed in 1821. Bound in half brown leather and marbled boards. Spines darkened and marred from old smoke damage. Stains to first few leaves and frontispieces in each volume. This edition is illustrated with a folding frontispiece in each volume; the plates are… Read more about this item

London : Printed for A. Strahan ; T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell) ; and E. Balfour, Edinburgh, 1796. 7th. Hardcover. Good. 3 volume set. 1796 printing. 7th ed. 4 engraved, folding maps. 1 folding plate. Bound in contemporary speckled calf. Gilt ruled. Minor chipping to spine ends. Marbled… Read more about this item

London, Strahan, 1777. . First edition. 2 volumes, 4to, xvii, [vii], 488; [iv], 535, [xxiii], viii, 143 [i] pp., 4 folding maps by Thomas Kitchin, 1 folding plate, small repairs to upper margin pp 133-135 vol I, not touching text, maps and plates foxed, occasional light foxing to text, contemporary polished calf gilt, red and green morocco labels, joints… Read more about this item

Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell, and J. Balfour, Edinburgh, 1788-01-01. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Good. 3 volume set. 22 cm. Bound in contemporary smooth leather. Gilt ruled spine, with red and black leather spine labels. Handsome bindings. Front hinges cracked. Hardcover. Clean, unmarked pages. 3 folding maps. Book plates of Joshua Vanneck and Hintlesham. Vanneck (1745-1816) was… Read more about this item

London, printed for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, in the Strand; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh,1778.. SECOND EDITION 1778, 2 VOLUMES, BOUND WITH THE ADDED 1788 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE FORMER EDITIONS WHICH WERE PUBLISHED SEPARATELY, See: ESTC, N1745. 4to, approximately 275 x 215 mm, 11 x 8½ inches, 4 folding maps by Thomas Kitchen and 1… Read more about this item

Basil: J. J. Tourneisen and J.L. Legrand, 1790. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Stated New Edition. Three volumes. Marbled paper covered boards, red spine labels with titles in gilt. Octavos. Light general wear, titles a little rubbed. xl,320+457+412,[40]index. Folding plate of Aztec symbols. Bindings sound, very light foxing. History of Spain and Spanish America. First published in 1777.… Read more about this item

London, 1803.. Four volumes. Includes four folding maps and a folding plate. Half title in each volume. Contemporary blue boards with paper spines, manuscript paper labels, volume number written neatly on each spine. Early ownership signature on each titlepage. Quite clean internally. Near fine and in unsophisticated condition. Untrimmed. The tenth edition, after the first of 1777. The first… Read more about this item

London: Printed by A. Strahan, 1803. 10th Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Provenance; from the library of the Social friends with its bookplates. Physical description; three volumes. Subjects; History. Virginia to the year… Read more about this item

Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland: W Gracie, 1811. Full-Leather. Good. Some wear and bumping to both volumes but all hinges are secure and all pages clean and tight, as is the fold-out map in vol 2 HEAVY SET - PLEASE CONTACT RE POSTAGE

Philadelphia, (PA): Printed by Simon Probasco, 1821. Second American, from the Tenth London Edition, in which is included the posthumous volume, containing "The History of Virginia, to the Year 1688"; and of "New England, to the Year,1652". 8vo. Two volumes: 306; 293 pp. With a 1958 American Robertson family related inscription in each volume, accompanied by the presenter's eight… Read more about this item

Dublin: Whitestone, 1777. hardcover. very good(+). Copperplate frontispieces, folding plate with tear in fold. 8 books in 2 volumes, thick 8vo, modern 1/2 calf, leather spine labels. Dublin: Whitestone, et al. 1777. First Irish Edition.<br/><br/> History of the discovey of the Americas and the Spanish conquests. "Most highly regarded secondary source of its time." Howes. "Book VIII...gives one… Read more about this item

A. Strahan; T. Cadell, 1892. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1892. Sixth Edition. 388 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with a fold out map to front. Volume I. Heavy creasing, foxing and tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and major tanning to text block edges. Rear hinge is cracked with… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Strahan, T. Cadell. Very Good+. 1792. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 1`; Handsome nineteeth century three-quarters leather over marbled boards with matching endpapers. Top edges gilt. Sixth edition, complete in three volumes. Illustrated with three fold-out maps and a fold-out page of drawings. (xlvii) ,388pp, ; 409pp; 439pp plus 37 pages of index. With the … Read more about this item

London : printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1783. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy, wear and tear as with age. Boards detached. Some pages loose. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 1 volume , plates : folding map. Subjects; America History. North America History. United States History ; Early works to 1800.

London : printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1783. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy, wear and tear as with age. Boards detached. Some pages loose. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 1 volume : folding map. Subjects; America History. North America History. United States History ; Early works to 1800.

W. Strahan; T. Cadell; J. Balfour, 1777. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes, complete. Missing maps. Bookplate of the Countess of Albemarle at front paste down of each volume; "Countess of Albemarle B. S." penned at half title of the first volume, and at title page of the second. This could be the signature of Elizabeth Southwell Keppel, first wife… Read more about this item

Philadelphia:: Ribert Desilver,, 1822.. Second American, from the tenth London edition.. old mottled sheep.. Old ink signature; large chip to the center of one spine; joints starting, but still tight and sound.. 8vo,. Facsimiles.. This edition includes a posthumous volume containing the history of Virginia to 1688; of New England to 1632, and the Declaration of… Read more about this item

London:: Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadel;, and E. Balfour,, 1796.. The Seventh Edition.. old full calf; gilt spines; the distinguished original owner's gilt initials at base of spines.. Spines darkened; tight and sound; contents clean.. 8vo,. Complete with four engraved maps and one plate..