[Rarebooks] FS: Smollett's "Complete History of England" 11 vols. w/plates & map. 1758-1770

Kenneth Karmiole kkarmiole at yahoo.com
Thu Sep 11 12:52:51 EDT 2014


Smollett, Tobias George. A COMPLETE HISTORY OF ENGLAND... to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748... The Second Edition ["Third Edition," of vols. 4-11]. London: James Rivington and James Fletcher. 1758-1770. 8vo. 11 volumes. Index. Profusely illustrated with a large folding map of England and 165 (of 166) portraits and plates. Cont. calf, black morocco spine labels. Some hinges starting and some spine extremities with small chips, but overall very nice.    $600.00 (trade discount allowed)
Typically sets are regularly found without the complete number of plates (as per the list at the back of Vol. 11). The only other set currently in the market place giving a plate count states, "157" plates.

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