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The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, by Lord Macaulay, edited by Charles Harding Firth, M.A., illustrated six-volume set. Hardback, 1913-1915, published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, cxix + 3105 pages, with 900 illustrations, including 44 in colour.Super Royal Octavo/8vo, measures around 10" by 7" by 1 1/2 - 1 3/4". Blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to front boards and spines. A little marking and some scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still quite vivid, though some discolouration and a bit more marking to spines. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. A little tearing to the heads and tails of spines. Sightly bumped and torn corners. Some slackness to bindings, cracking to front inner hinges of volumes 1, 2 and 5, the odd crack elsewhere. A loose colour plate in volume 2 between pages 722-723. Book contents appear to be otherwise reasonably firm. Page edges slightly browned, marked and scuffed, but generally quite clean. Upper page edges gilt, with some scuffing and marking but still quite visible. A little marking to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean and do not appear to contain any inscriptions, underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.Cracking to front inner hinges of volumes 1, 2 and 5. Loose plate to volume 2. Upper page edges gilt. 3105 pp. 1913-15. Seller Inventory # #BIBLIO-662
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