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The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes..
The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes..
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes..
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 2.
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 3.
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 4.
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 5.
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 6.
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 7.
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 8.
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 9.
  • The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes. — photograph 10.

The History of Greece, From The Earliest State, To The Death of Alexander The great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of The Affairs of greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans. In Two Volumes.

Goldsmith, Oliver · London

Author
Goldsmith, Oliver
Date
1821
Place
London
Publisher
Printed for Richardson & Co., Sharpe & Son, Baldwyn & Co., et al.
Language
English
Binding
8vo.(5" x 8.375") Two volumes complete. 433 pp, 420 pp. Full mottled tan calf. Spine with seven wide fancy gilt bands, gilt lettering to red leather to second compartment, gilt lettering to black leather in third compartment, large gilt filigree roundels centered to each other compartment. All edges speckled brown, marbled endpapers. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, most through, heads and feet of both volumes chipped with small loss barely afecting gilt bands (see pic). Prior owners signature neatly in old ink to verso of first free flyleaf of Vol.I., and with pasted letters to Vol.II. Boards somewhat tender, evidence of re-attachment, still secure and a very nice looking set of books.
Category
History & Americana
Record
S.I.9574

"The History of Greece, From the Earliest State, To the Death of Alexander the Great. To Which is Added, A Summary Account of the Affairs of Greece, From That Period, To The Sacking of Constantinople by The Othomans" by Oliver Goldsmith, published in London in 1821 by Richardson & Co., Sharpe & Son, Baldwyn & Co., et al. A complete two-volume set covering Greek history from antiquity through Alexander the Great and continuing to the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople.

Octavo (5.25" x 8.5"), with 433 pp. in Volume I and 420 pp. in Volume II. Both volumes are bound in full mottled tan calf, with elaborate spines featuring seven wide gilt bands, red and black leather title panels, and large gilt filigree roundels. Marbled endpapers and speckled brown edges complete the bindings.

Condition includes edgewear, bumped and rubbed corners, with most rubbing through to the boards. The heads and feet of both spines are chipped with small losses, though the gilt bands are only minimally affected. The boards are somewhat tender, with evidence of reattachment; notably, the front board of Volume I is fully detached, while the boards of Volume II remain secure.

Volume I bears a previous owner's signature in old ink, while Volume II contains pasted letters. The set also includes several miscellaneous laid-in items, notably a newspaper clipping dated December 18, 1823, featuring a poem about Greece. Despite the binding issues, this remains a visually appealing early-19th-century set with interesting contemporary provenance and ephemera.

Condition

Very Good

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