1803-8 5vols History of The Reign of Philip the Second Philip the Third R Watson

Description: Click here to see our other books! The History of The Reign of Philip The Second, King of Spain; The History of The Reign of Philip The Third, King of Spain. The First Four Books By Robert Watson, LL.D. Principal of the United College in The University of St. Andrews. The Two Last by William Thomson, LL.D. Robert Watson 1803-8 For T. Cadell and W. Davies; Printed for J. Johnson et al : London 9" by 6" 452pp; 427pp; 372pp [32] 16pp; 460pp; 628pp [15] SUMMARY A five volume set of Spanish history covering the reigns of two influence monarchs, Philip the Second and Philip the Third. Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Fair This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 39.99 EU Postage: £ 26.99 European Postage: £ 36.99 Asia Postage: £ 65.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 99.99 DESCRIPTION This five volume set is comprised of two set of works, those being : 'The History of The Reign of Philip The Second, King of Spain' (3 volumes) the sixth edition written by Robert Watson and 'The History of the Reign of Philip The Third, King of Spain' (2 volumes) third edition greatly enlarged written by Robert Watson and William Thomson. Written by Robert Watson, the noted historian and politician of the 18th century. Each of the volumes feature the previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown of each that reads 'Wm. De Tessier, Woodcote Park'. WoodcotePark is a stately home in the English county of Surrey previous owned by Baron de Teissier. This bookplate features his crest. This work of Spanish history document reign of both Phillip the Second and Philip the Third, of the 16th and 17th centuries. CONDITION In a uniform cloth binding, with calf spine labels. Externally worn with bumping to the head and tail of the spine and also to the extremities. Heavy fading to each of the spine, with light creasing and additional fading to the extremities of the front and rear boards. Several small tears to the cloth the extremities, with light patches of rubbing to each of the spine labels. Age toning to the fore edge. Previous owners bookplates to the front pastedown of each volume, with the cloth covering the boards, adhered to the front pastedown, lifting in places. Each volume of 'Philip II' set are lacking the front endpaper, with volume I also lacking the rear endpaper. 'Phillip III' vol I is lacking the rear endpaper. Internally heavy strained to page 2 of 'Philip III' volume II, held by cords, otherwise generally firmly bound with pages loosening in places. Pages are heavily age toned throughout with heavy spotting. Overall Condition: Fair GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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