first edition
1840-41 · Cambridge
by (BINDINGS - FINELY BOUND SETS). SMYTH, WILLIAM
Cambridge: J. and J. J. Deighton; London: William Pickering, 1840-41. Third Edition of the first work and FIRST EDITION of the second work. 220 x 137 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/2"). Five volumes..
EXCELLENT CONTEMPORARY POLISHED CALF, GILT, covers with single rule frames, raised bands, spine panels with scrolling floral design, tan and dark green morocco labels. Front pastedown with bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt and bookseller's ticket of W. H. Dalton. ◆A FINE SET, with only the most trivial imperfections, of a collection of lectures by Whig historian Smyth (1765-1849), "a firm believer in the value of history as an education for life and for public service," who intended this work to be "a refutation of David Hume's much read, 'Tory' interpretation of English history." (DNB).
. (Inventory #: ST14726c)
EXCELLENT CONTEMPORARY POLISHED CALF, GILT, covers with single rule frames, raised bands, spine panels with scrolling floral design, tan and dark green morocco labels. Front pastedown with bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt and bookseller's ticket of W. H. Dalton. ◆A FINE SET, with only the most trivial imperfections, of a collection of lectures by Whig historian Smyth (1765-1849), "a firm believer in the value of history as an education for life and for public service," who intended this work to be "a refutation of David Hume's much read, 'Tory' interpretation of English history." (DNB).
. (Inventory #: ST14726c)