1785 RAYMOND’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Description

Cromwell presenting The Great Bible to King Henry VIII

PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION EXQUISITE GENUINE 240 YEAR OLD A NEW, UNIVERSAL and IMPARTIAL History of England, FROM THE EARLIEST RECORDS, AND MOST GENUINE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE, TO THE Summer of the YEAR 1785. By GEORGE FREDERICK RAYMOND, Esq. LONDON: Printed for J. COOKE, at Shakespear’s Head, No. 17, Pater-noster-Row.

16 BOOKS IN ONE VOLUME INCLUDING 103 HIGHLY DETAILED COPPER PLATE ENGRAVINGS AND AN 18″ x 14″ LARGE FOLDOUT MAP BEING A NEW AND CORRECT MAP OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE MOST ACCURATE SURVEYS. BY THOMAS BOWEN.

Newly rebound in a wonderful luxurious extra blind stamped black sheepskin over thick boards and with beautiful marbled endpapers.

A LARGE FOLIO-MEASURES 14 ¾” TALL x 10” WIDE x 3 ¼” THICK AND WEIGHS OVER 9 POUNDS.

COLLATION

FRONTISPIECE ENGRAVING [1], GENERAL TITLE PAGE [1], PRINCE OF WALES DEDICATION [1], FOLD OUT MAP OF ENGLAND [1], BOOK 1 The earliest accounts (5-12), BOOK 2 The arrival of the Romans (13-47), BOOK 3 The departure of the Romans (48- 66), BOOK 4 From Egbert to the Norman conquest (67- 80), BOOK 5 of the Kings (80- 101), BOOK 6 From the Norman conquest to the death of King Stephen (101- 122) BOOK 7 Henry II to King John (122- 150), BOOK 8 Henry III to Edward II (150-182), BOOK 9 Edward III to Henry IV (182- 220), BOOK 10 Henry V to Henry VII (220-268), BOOK 11 Henry VIII to Queen Elizabeth ( 268- 324) BOOK 12 James I to Charles II (325- 374), BOOK 13 Charles II to the Revolution (375- 401), BOOK 14 Revolution to Queen Anne (401- 438) BOOK 15 George I to George II (439-527) BOOK 16 George III to the present (528- 608), INDEX [11], DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER [1], LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS [2].

COLLATION IS COMPLETE.

CONDITION

NO loose, torn or missing pages with excellent untrimmed margins all around. Paper is clean, bright and supple with clean gutters, strong square corners and straight edges. Minimal and scarce soiling only with no damp staining. A very pleasing example and the best we have offered to date. Very Good.

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