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William Robertson. THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. 4 vols. (complete). London: Printed by A. Strahan, for A. Strahan; T. Cadell and W. Davies; and E. Balfour, 1800. 9th edition. Gilt-paneled diced calf with gilt-stamped spine, all edges marbled, with marbled endpapers. 8vo; li, [1], [1]-383, [1]; [2], [1]-432; [2], [1]-435, [1]; [2], [1]-418pp. with index. Vol. II with folding plate. ESTC T78960.
9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. each.
Light scuffing, edgewear, and discoloration to boards, with several small areas of repairs, corners rubbed, spines with chips and occasional creasing and small losses, joints rubbed and most with cracking, one with small wormhole; endpapers with soiling, pages with rare spot of foxing or grime, occasional small margin loss not impacting text, and minor toning, otherwise interiors extremely clean; map excised from vol. I.