ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF WILLIAM ROBERTSON, D.D. F.R.S.E.
1802 · London
by Robertson, William
London, 1802. iv,307,[1]pp. Original drab paper boards, rebacked with modern paper spine. Corners lightly worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage. Minor foxing. Very good. Untrimmed. "Robertson has been chiefly remembered as a historian. His four published historical works brought him considerable fame and wealth, and they helped establish historical writing as one of the foremost literary genres of Enlightenment Scotland. The dignity of his style brought equal dignity to the subject matter, and in no small measure Robertson's works helped pave the way for the dominance of history that was to follow in the nineteenth century" - DNB. DNB (online). (Inventory #: WRCAM45742)