Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon, From the Accession of Philip the Fifth to The Death of Charles the Third: 1700 to 1788. Drawn From Original and Unpublished Documents. By William Coxe. London. Longman, Hurst, et. al, 1813.
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FIRST EDITION of William Coxe's classic history of the kings of Spain which Allibone calls "a valuable accession to our historical information", and DNB "great value for the history of the 18th century". Here beautifully bound in full tree calf bindings
Collated as complete through each volume with the original blanks. Some restoration work was undertaken in 2012 at a cost of £65 which is for the reattachment of some boards and joint repairs. The invoice for this is contained loosely at the rear of volume three which also indicates the prior ownership of this set with the historian Malcolm Deas, OBE. Consequently there is some repair work to the joints etc. All boards are attached but the rear board of the first volume is fragile - the others are secure. Spines show very attractively indeed on the shelf. Some foxing to endpapers else clean through the text blocks. Shelf wear etc. Gilt borders to the boards are bright and particularly nice.
