Here we have a 17 volume set uniformly bound, 8 3/4 inches tall. A magnificent Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and gilt tooling to the panels, bound by Sotheran. All with marble page edges and marble endpapers. With frontispieces.
The first 6 volumes cover the 'History of England' from the 'Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688' by David Hume. The next four volumes are a continuation by Tobias Smollett 'From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second'. The concluding seven volumes, by T.S. Hughes, cover the period from 'The Accession of George III., 1760, to the Accession of Queen Victoria, 1837'.
The 6 Hume volumes are published by Longman et in 1846 The 4 Smollett volumes are published by Longman et in 1848 The 7 Hughes volumes are published by George Bell in 1846
CONDITION A very good set. The leather bindings are very good with all boards attached and with no cracking to the joints. Light rubbing to the boards in places. Endpapers all very good. All contents present. Pages clean throughout all 17 volumes. Overall a very good set.