THE HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND, BEGUN IN THE YEAR 1641. WITH THE PRECEDENT PASSAGES, AND ACTIONS, THAT CONTRIBUTED THEREUNTO, AND THE HAPPY END. AND CONCLUSION THEREOF BY THE KING'S BLESSED RESTORATION, AND RETURN UPON THE 29TH OF MAY, IN THE YEAR 1660. (THREE VOLUMES COMPLETE)
Oxford, England: The Theatre, 1702-1704. Leather-bound. Matching set of three volumes: Folio, 15.5 in. x 9.5 in. Illustrated with full-page frontispiece engravings, with several additional headpieces and cul-de-lamps throughout. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, Gilt title, six raised bands, and gilt decoration in each panel to spines. Marbled edges. Gutters of all three volumes cracked. Light rubbing to edges with corners just showing. Marbled endpapers. Printed marginalia. Previous owner's armorial bookplate to front pastedowns and ink stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Pages are bright and supple. Spine and textblock is tight.
Volume I: pp. xxiii, [3], 3-557.Front board nearly detached. A few scuffs to rear board. Chips to bottom spine end. Front flyleaf detached but present.
Volume II: pp. [12], 581. Cracking to top of spine leather. Light scuffing to front board.
Volume III: pp. [19], 603, [1], [21] (index). Front board detached, but present. Scuffing to both boards. Good. Item #100339
The armorial bookplate is that of Sir William Earle-Welby (1734-1815), a British landowner, 1st Baronet, High Sheriff of Licolnshire (1796-1797), and a member of Parliament for Grantham (1802-1806).
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English statesman, lawyer, diplomat and historian who served as chief adviser to Charles I during the First English Civil War, and Lord Chancellor to Charles II from 1660 to 1667.
Price: $750.00