Apr 19, 2004 - Sale 2003

Sale 2003 - Lot 114

Price Realized: $ 489
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 1,000
HUME, DAVID. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688 . . . New Edition, with the Author's Last Corrections and Improvements. To which is prefixed, A short Account of his Life, written by Himself. 40 (of ?) engraved portraits. Half-titles in Volumes 2 and 5-8, not called for in the others. 8 volumes * SMOLLETT, TOBIAS. The History of England, from the Revolution to the Death of George the Second . . . New Edition, with the Author's Last Corrections and Improvements. 12 (of ?) engraved portraits. Half-title not called for in Volume 1, lacking in Volumes 2-4. 5 volumes. Together, 13 volumes. 8vo, contemporary uniform calf by Thomas Barratt of Oxford, with his ticket, spines attractively gilt with black and olive morocco lettering pieces, bindings rubbed, some joints cracked or starting. Armorial booplates of Thomas Golightly of Brasenose College, Oxford. London: T. Cadell for T. Longman, 1792-93; T. Cadell and R. Baldwin, 1800