Search Results: the history of england from by hume david smollett

James S. Virtue, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Half Leather). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to - over 9.75 - 12" tall. viii + 864pp. One volume of the 3-volume set. Hinges cracked. Spine worn, with some loss. Only fragments of title piece remain. Split to top of front joint. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges foxed and browned. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Frontispiece and 5 plates present, including one not listed in contents. 4 plates absent, including map. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; England; 18th & 19th century; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40505. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd. Good/No Jacket. Boards are worn and repaired.Foxing.Well bound.From the reign of William and Mary to the death of George ll;From the accession of George lll to the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Queen Victoria.Half leather bound.Outer hinges cracking.Including many full page steel engravings.872 pages.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.No date.Vol.3 only.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: J. Dinnis, 1832. Hardcover. Reader's or binder's copy. Front and back covers loose. Spine hanging loosely. Moderate rubbing to boards and spine. 2 cm chip to foot of spine. Heavy soiling or discoloration stain to end papers. Else all pages are clean. About good.. Hardcover quarto in red leather boards and gilt title to spine. xiv, 1354, 60 pages portrait 27 cm. Great Britain -- History. By David Hume, esq. Continued to the death of George the Second, by T. Smollet ... With the last corrections and improvements of the authors, portraits of Hume and Smollett, and a short memoir of Hume, written by himself.

E. Littell,, 1828-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 6 volume set, with both the 4 volume of Hume's History of England and Smollett's 2 volume continuation. Contemporary tree calf, gilt spine, black leather spine label. Moderate rubbing, joints cracked, chipping. Foxing, offsetting to frontises. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

London.: A. J. Valpy., 1834. First printings all. . Hard. Fair+. 12mo. 7".. With historical illustrations and portraits.. Fair+. A shabby set. Publishers faded and worn plum coloured moire. Spines chipped and spine covers missing from a couple of volumes. Some joints and hinges are cracked and some boards have been re-adhered after having become detached. There is some superficial damage to leaves. Vol. I is missing half of the first leaf of publishers ads' to the rear (after last text leaf) and the next couple of leaves are creased and a little torn. Foxed to outermost leaves.

M'Carty & Davis, Philadelphia, 1840. Hardcover. Good. [Hume's Work Continued by Smollett and Miller to the Reign of George IV] 4 volume set. Bound in contemporary sheep. Lacking spine labels. Some rubbing. Hardcover. Added engraved title page has date of 1832. Printed in double columns. Scattered foxing throughout. Portraits of David Hume, and Kings George, II-IV. "The history of Great Britain from the death of George II to the coronation of George IV : designed as a continuation of Hume and Smollett".

A. J. Valpy, London, 1834 - 6,. 1834. Hardcover. hardback, small 8vo, 6Kg., the 20 volumes bound as 10, concluding at 1824, frontispiece and title vignette in each volume, plus 40 further plates, marbled edges and endpapers. Some browning and foxing, mainly on the plates, some of which are heavily browned, contents otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions or ownership marks, marbled boards ahd half-leather binding, worn some fraying at spine ends, two spines with larger tears across, one spine front edge split, two front boards losse but still attached, the other boards all firmly attached; most title labels missing, Fair condition .

London: Christie & Son , 1819. Leather. Good. 6" by 4". None stated. The Regent's edition of this historical work on England, started by David Hume and continued by T. Smollett, bound in full straight grain morocco. The regent's Edition. Sixteen volumes. Includes the complete ten volume set of David Hume's works and the complete six volume set of T. Smollett's works. Bound in full straight grain morocco. Illustrated with a portrait monochrome frontispiece to Volume I. This set includes sixteen volumes of historical works started by David Hume, a Scottish philosopher and historian, and then continued by T. Smollett. The works cover the history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688, and then continued to the Death of George the Second by Smollett. Hume's history became a bestseller and the standard history book of England from his era. Bound in full straight grain morocco. Externally generally smart with fading to the spines and extremities, rubbing to the… Read More

London: G. Virtue. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1873?. Softcover. Specific condition issues: Part 1 lacking wrappers, first plate is damp stained and torn. Part 2 lower wrapper detached but present. Part 6 with pieces missing from final four pages and lower wrapper. Part 44 lacking one engraving. Generally slight foxing to the plates. ; 50 parts in original wrappers. All parts present. Each part with two steel engravings. Unbound, meant to be bound into three volumes. At the end of Part 50 are two title pages, a half title, separate contents pages, etc for volumes 1, 2, and 3. "Subscription copy." "This is the only unabridged edition of the works of these standard historians published in a periodical form." .

London: James S. Virtue. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1860. Unknown. Hardcover. In 3 Volumes. In 3 Uniform and ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY green cloth/bright gilt bindings. Identical Gilt illustrations on front boards and to spines. Corners and head/tail of spine bumped. Decorative embossing on boards. No date shown, probably 1860 as the third volume ends with Victoria in 1859. Fully illustrated throughout each volume with fine steel engravings. Some light scattered foxing. Black and white frontispiece portrait of David Hume in Volume 1; Portrait of Marlborough in Volume 2 and Queen Victoria in Volume 3. Some foxing in each volume - various, otherwise generally clean tight and bright. LOOKS MARVELLOUS on the SHELF! 3 Very Thick volumes. A VERY Heavy Set - will require extra postage for International customers depending on your location. See Images. ; 001600; Each Volume THICK 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Baudry's European Library. Good with no dust jacket. 1837. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Portrait; 808, 510, 728 pages; Dk green calf leather ruled in gilt. A hefty volume with soldid text block, very white paper and light scattered foxing. Both covers detached. Included are: Hume (David) The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 [808pp]; Smollett (T[obiasj) The History of England, from the Revolution to the Death of George the Second [505pp; Hughes (T. S. ) The History of England, from the Accession of George III, 1760, to the Accession of Queen Victoria, 1837 [728pp]. Three title pages, the first preceded by a frontis with portraits of both Hume and Smollet. Rather uncommon being complete in a single volume- Last copy to auction was 1979. .

London, : printed by C. Corrall, for J. Walker,, 1811.. In-24 gr. (mm. 143x83), opera completa in 15 volumi, cartonato muto coevo (sciupato, 7 voll. privi del dorso o con mancanze). Questa celebrata opera è così composta:- “The History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688”, by David Hume, in 9 volumi, di pp. complessive 3957, con ritratto dell'A., inciso in rame da Holl; introdotta da una “Vita di Hume”, scritta da lui stesso. Filosofo e storico scozzese, David Hume (1711-1776) con quest'opera, apparsa nel 1754-61, ebbe larga popolarità e numerose furono le edizioni e traduzioni.- “The History of England, from the revolution in 1688, to the death of George II. Designed as a continuation of Hume”, by T. Smollett, in 6 volumi, di pp. complessive 2723, con ritratto dell'A. inc. in rame da Holl. Giorgio II Augusto di Hannover, fu Re di Grand Bretagna e Irlanda.. dall'11 giugno 1727 al 25 ottobre 1760, giorno della sua morte a Londra. Tobias Smollett… Read More

London: C. and R. Baldwin, 1807. New, Corrected and Improved Edition. 8vos. Very Good. Octavos, full diced calf, marbled edges and endpapers, rubbed at joints, corners worn; inked name of H. Wright, aristocratic bookplate. This work was begun by Hume. Smollett continued the work after Hume's death. Well-regarded interpretive history of England. With Smollett's final corrections and improvements. Portrait frontispiece.

1818. Edinburgh, W. Laing et al., 1818. Bound in 16 uniform contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spines. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. A few joints starting. Light wear along edges and some spine-ends. Spines slightly rubbed. Some offsetting to title-pages. Engraved portrait as frontispiece (Hume) and engraved portrait (Smollett). Internally fine.

Edinburgh Peter Hill and Company, Stirling and Slade, Ogle, Allardice and Thomson and Fairbairn and Anderson 1818. 8vo. In full calf leather binding. Gilt title labels & gilt decorated spine, with raised bands. Gilt borders to boards. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers & edges. In good condition. Some minor rubbing on edges, with a few faint marks. Inside each volume, with professional, clever inside hinge reinforcement, thin strip of matching marbled added so nearly not noticeable. Volume One inside small mark lower inner corner first Ca 30 pages. Occasional foxing spots throughout. Else clean and tight copies. Size 8.5 x 5.25 inches 8 & 5 volumes. Portrait frontis to first volume by each author. History of England begun by David Hume and continued by Tobias Smollett.

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans &c, &c... 1848. Ten Volumes. Hardbacks, 9 x 5.5 inches. In full calf leather bindings, light and dark brown leather spine labels, raised and gilt banding and full gilt decoration to spines, gilt panelled boards. Marbled edges and endpapers. In very good condition. Some handling marks to covers; rubbing to edges with some thin chips to leather on edges. One chip to top corner of spine on vol.1 Smollett. Some small dark spots and handling marks to boards, scratch to rear of vol.1. Endpapers clean. Frontis plates darkened and foxed with darkening to adjacent title pages. Some mild foxing to prelims in other volumes. One or two minor handling marks and some occasional minor foxing spots to inside pages else pages all very clean, bright and tight throughout. Else a very good clean and tight set. 10 (6 & 4) volumes. With B&W engraved frontis portraits of Hume and Smollett. Hume’s History of England, With Tobis Smollett’s continuation.… Read More

Printed for T. Cadell and sold by T. Longman, 1792-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 13 volume set. 23 cm. Uniformly bound in contemporary tree calf. Engraved portraits. A few boards detached or starting. Includes Smollett's 5 volume continuation. Internally very good with clean, unmarked pages. See our pictures. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.

London: Printed For J.M.Richardson., 1820 1820 EDITION. Complete in 13 volumes (8 & 5). Volumes 3 and 6 have split inner hinges, front and back respectively. xxxii, 471, [9, notes]; viii, 500, [9]; viii, 445, [14]; viii, 448, [12]; vii, 492, [32]; viii, 547, [29]; viii, 514, [14]; vii, 559; 514; 574; 548; 511; 440 printed pages, including index. 56 portrait plates engraved on copper (some offsetting). All edges gilt. Sporadic foxing. 14 x 21.5 (43- width of complete set) cm. Uniformly bound in contemporary, full, straight-grained crimson morocco. Spines in six compartments with gilt raised bands- hand tooled in gilt with visored helmets, breast plates, pairs of spurs and crossed swords from the suit of armour of a Renaissance knight and monarch. Rubbed, corners slightly bumped, edges and spines slightly worn particularly at the foot of volume one and top of volume four. Front and back covers hand-tooled in gilt with late Medieval knight on foot with plumed helmet, shield, short sword and body… Read More

London: Wallis / Scholey, 1810. later editions. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete in 16 volumes. 10 volumes by Hume, published 1803, plus Smollett's 6 volume continuation, published 1810-11. Later editions. Hardcover 8vos., uniformly bound by Blackwell in 3/4 cherry morocco with marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and design, teg. All volumes profusely illustrated with tissue-covered copper and wood engravings. Very Good overall. Light wear to the raised bands and tips of the leather bindings; the leather and hinges are bright, fresh and intact. Occasional foxing throughout, but mostly constrained to the margins and blank sides of the plates. Bookplate of the former owner, R. Percy Alden, on the front pastedown of each volume. A thoroughly attractive and readable set. 16 volumes. Due to the number of volumes in this lot extra postage may be required. Digital images available upon request.

Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1835-6. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None . A bright thirteen volume collection of David Hume's important history of England with the continuations by T. Smollett and T. S. Hughes in uniform leather bindings. Uncommon Paris edition of David Hume's important historical work covering the history of England, as well as that of Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and the continuation posthumous to the author's death by T. Smollett and the Rev T. S. Hughes. Thirteen volumes of fourteen, covering from 1216 to 1789, lacking vol. IV in the Hughes continuation up to the 1830s. Published between 1835 and 1836, some new editions in uniform half calf bindings. Originally published between 1754 and 1761 in six volumes, The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 was an immediate success and gained Hume the financial independence he had long sought, despite the political outrage it caused initially. It was considered by many to be… Read More