MACAULAY, LORD THOMAS BABINGTON

The History of England from the Accession of James the Second

London: Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, 1883. Revised Edition. 1. Leather. Publisher's full tree calf, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments on red and green labels, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt scroll borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xxiv, 776; xi, 820 pp. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessional seller

Book number: 23614

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History England Britain Macauley

Macaulay, Lord

The history of England from the accession of James the Second. 5 volumes

London, Longmans, Green 1870 portrait 1st ed. - 5 volumes. - With index. - Full leather, title-shields somwhat damaged, fine bindings with marbled boards inside, ex-libris former owner

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Book number: D129976

Catalogue: Geschiedenis

Keywords: Engeland

Macaulay, Lord

The History of England, From the Accession of James the Second: Vol.IV (4, Four)

London, Longman Green Longman Roberts & Green, 1864, 1864. Paperback. !st thus. Volume IV only. HB. Leather, marbled edges. G-. Spine missing, repaired with brown paper, similar reinfocment to pastedowns and feps, sever foxing of endpapers, Fair.

The Victoria BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 18320

Keywords: HISTORY ENGLAND WHIGGERY

Macaulay,Thomas Babington = Lord Macaulay (1800–1859); Hannah More Macaulay Trevelyan = Lady Trevelyan, editor

The History of England from the Accession of James the Second. Volumes I-V. First Editions

London,: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. 8vo. 13.5 x 21.5 cm. Contemporary smooth calf (4 vols.) and tree calf (1 vol.). Uniform gilt spines, repaired . Bookplate of J.B . Newnum. It covers the 17-year period from 1685 to 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the co-regency of William III and Mary II, and up to William III's death.Weighs 13 pounds. .

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Book number: 16-5534

Catalogue: Books

LORD MACAULAY

History of England, from the Accession of James the Second, 10 Volumes

Easton Press, 1993. Hardcover. 10 vol. set. Full leather with gilt decoration, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon bookmarks. All vols. have owner name on reverse of flyleaf, are otherwise clean, tight, unread condition, VG.. Very Good .

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Book number: 35181

Lord Macaulay

The History of England from the Accession of James the Second

London, Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer , 1883. Cloth. A complete, two-volume, new edition of Lord Macaulay's famous 'History of England&apos. A scarce new edition, complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original full cloth binding. Lord Macaulay's famous historical work, detailing the history of England from the accession of James the Second. It was originally published in 1848 as a five volume set, and, due to its popularity, went through numerous editions. The work covers the period between 1685 and 1702, including the Glorious Revolution and the reign of William III and Mary II. With twelve pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of volume one. The half title pages are present in both volumes. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the extremities. Light marks to the boards, slightly heavier to volume two. Closed tear and some fraying to the upper spine of volume two. Hinges strained in volume one but still generally firm. Hinges starting in volume two but very firm. Some fading to the edges of the paste-downs and free endpapers and some light spotting to the reverse of the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd small mark and some spotting to the front and rear. Pages lightly age-toned to the edges. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 848G52

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: british history english history james the second royalty english history Glorious Revolution None

Lord Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay

The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1889 . Leather. A two volume 'popular edition' of Thomas Babington Macaulay's popular historical work, in smart tree calf prize bindings. 'A History of England' was first published in 1848. It begins in 1685 and covers the history of England until 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the coregency of William and Mary, and concludes at William III's death.Macaulay's approach to this work was considered innovative. He utilised the dramatic style of classic historians whilst incorporating the factual approach of his eighteenth century precursors, such as Hume.Retaining the original half titles.In tree calf prize bindings, with the prize bookplate of Hartlepool's Henry Smith School, dated 1895, to each front pastedown. In full tree calf prize bindings, with gilt detailing. Light rubbing to back strips - most concentrated to volume I - otherwise externally lovely. Front hinge of volume I strained, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, but generally clean, with only the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 858F45

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: james II Lord Macaulay english history henry smith school Lord Macaulay None

Lord Macaulay [Thomas Babington Macaulay]

The History of England from the Accession of James the Second to the Death of William the Third

London, Chatto & Windus, 1905. Leather. The fine paper edition of Lord Macaulay's history of England, complete in five uniformly bound volumes. The complete five-volume set of the fine paper edition in a quarter calf binding with cloth boards. Top edge gilt. Alongside Macaulay's confident and dramatic prose, The History of England is known for its progressive conception of history, often called the Whig interpretation of history. As he describes the events of the seventeen year period from 1685 to 1702, incorporating the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, and the coregency of William of Orange and Mary II, Macaulay argues that England overcame superstition and autocracy to create a balanced constitution. Lord Macaulay was a British historian and Whig politician, who served as War Secretary between 1839 and 1841. In a quarter calf binding with cloth boards. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the spines. Minimal shelf wear to the extremities. Ring stain to the front board of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 913M17

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: English history Macaulay British history Macaulay Not Stated

Lord Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay

The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1876 . Leather. A wonderful eight volume edition of Thomas Babington Macaulay's popular historical work, in very smart full calf prize bindings. A wonderful eight volume edition of Macaulay's works.'A History of England' was first published in 1848. It begins in 1685 and covers the history of England until 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the coregency of William and Mary, and concludes at William III's death.Macaulay's approach to this work was considered innovative. He utilised the dramatic style of classic historians whilst incorporating the factual approach of his eighteenth century precursors, such as Hume.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece to volume iIn the calf prize bindings of Christ's Hospital, with 'Webster Prize' to the front board of each volume, and a prize bookplate to the front pastedown, dated 1879 and awarding the work to John Howard Palmer. In full calf prize bindings, with gilt detailing to back strips and centre of front board. Rubbing to back strips and board perimeters, with boards bright. Front hinges of volumes I, III, and VIII strained, but firmly held. Prize bookplate to volume I front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Significant spotting and instances of foxing to first and last few leaves of each volume, with instances of further spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 867F13

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: James II Lord Macaulay webster prize john howard palmer Lord Macaulay Not Stated

Lord Macaulay; Rev. Henry Hart Milman; Lady Trevelyan [ed.]

The History of England from the Accession of James the Second

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1885. Leather. A smartly bound eight volume edition of Thomas Babington Macaulay's popular historical work. An eight volume set in half calf bindings with marbled boards, end papers and edges. A History of England was first published in 1848. It begins in 1685 and covers the history of England until 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the coregency of William and Mary, and concludes at William III's death. Macaulay's approach to this work was considered innovative. He utilised the dramatic style of classic historians whilst incorporating the factual approach of his eighteenth century precursors, such as Hume. This edition is complete in eight volumes. Volume VIII was edited by his sister Lady Trevelyan, and contains a memoir of Lord Macaulay by the very Rev. Henry Hart Milman. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of Volume VII. In half calf bindings. Externally fairly smart, with fading to the spines, and rubbing to the spines and extremities. Mark to the tail of the spine to each volume, more noticeably Volumes VI, VII and VIII. A little fading to the front board of Volume VIII. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 875M12

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: British history Thomas Babington Macaulay English history Thomas Babington Macaulay Not Stated