Search Results: the reign of charles v by william h prescott

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Gibbings and Company, London, 1897, (Complete Works Vols 7 and 8).. 1897. Hardcover. hardback, large 8vo, 2 vols, xvi,658;viii,705pp, edges browned, moderate foxing, text otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, blue cloth gilt, Very Good / no dustwrappers .

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London: Richard Bentley; Routledge, 1855-1859 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. A collection of informative biographies and histories of the reigns of these two important Spanish kings. The history of Philip II, as well as an additional account of Charles V's life post-abdication, was written by William H. Prescott, an American historian wifely seen as the first American scientific historian. He specialised in Spanish history, in particular the early Spanish Empire, and wrote important histories on Spain's monarchs and conquests.The history of Charles V was written by Scottish historian William Robertson, known for his histories of Scotland and Spain.Comprising two collections, a three volume 'History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain', and a two volume 'History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth'.With the ownership bookplate of John Adam Milne.The collection of three volumes on Philip II of Spain are first editions.Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece… Read More

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1859. Thirteenth Thousand. 1/2 Leather. very good. 15 Volume set. Octavo. 9" x 6" Bound in hallf-brown leather over marble paper covers.Five raised bands.Marble endpapers. Gilt lettering to spines. Occasional foxing. Some wear to leather.