Elder Books and Collectables

Description

The Works Of John Lothrop Motley

Titles Are:

The Rise Of The Dutch Republic - Published By Bickers & Son, London 1864 & Complete In Three Volumes

History Of The United Netherlands - Published By John Murray, London 1867 & Complete In Four Volumes

The Life & Death Of John Of Barneveld, Advocate Of Holland - Published By John Murray, London 1874 & Complete In Two Volumes


Total Of Nine Hardbacks Bound In Uniform Half Leather Bindings By The Riviere Bindery.

All Page Edges Finished In High Quality Gilt With Marbled Endpapers, Frontis To Each Of The United Netherlands & With The Folding Map To Volume One, Frontis To John Of Barneveld & With The Two Full Page Plates To Volume Two,

Each Book Measures Approx 9 x 6 Inches

Even fading to spines with minor rubbing & light scuffs to leather spines & corners, minor marks to cloth boards, majority of books have moderate foxing to endpapers & occasional half title & title pages, the very occasional text page lightly foxed.

Overall all books are very good with no cracked hinges & majority of text pages clean & bright.

A Superb Collection Of History Books & Bound In Riviere Leather Bindings.