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[AMERICANA] - ROBERTSON (William)
London, W.
See original version (French)
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[AMERICANA] - ROBERTSON (William)
London, W.
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
[AMERICANA] - ROBERTSON (William)
London, W. Strahan, T. Cadell, J. Balfour 1777.
The History of America.
2 vol. in-4 (29.5 × 22.8 cm), contemporary hardback, spine muted.
First edition of this major eighteenth-century work on the New World.
The Scottish historian William Robertson recounts the discovery of America, the Spanish conquests and the establishment of colonial systems, while offering a reflection on the Amerindian peoples. The book was a great success from the outset.
Some leaves are foxed.
Provenance
J. de Chambrulard (handwritten bookplate, with stamp on the first title).
ATTACHED
BEECHER STOWE (Harriet). Uncle Tom's cabin; a tale of life among the lowly. London, George Routledge and Co, 1853. In-12, red percaline with historiated gilt decoration on front cover and spine (publisher's paperback). Illustrations in the text in black by Phiz, Gilbert and Harvey. Minor foxing, spotting.
See original version (French)
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