William Russell. THE HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE... 5 vols. (complete). Philadelphia: William Young Birch and Abraham Small, 1802. Stated 2nd American ed. Hardcover. Marbled calf with red morocco labels and gilt on spine. 8vo; 496; 467; 475; 452; 452 [6 subscribers' names]pp.

8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. each.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

Boards scuffed with edgewear and occasional chip or stain, corners bumped, spines creased with rubbing at head, tail, and joints with some vol. numbers rubbed and faded; heavy toning and foxing to interiors, with occasional offsetting, damp staining, wormhole, writing, small stain, or small losses not impacting text; some volumes with loose endpapers and cracking at hinges, vol. I with additional residue, staining, and loose pages. Fair to good sturdy set.