THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC [ Three Volume Set ] de John Lothrop Motley - January 1883

E.P. Dutton, 1911. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate to heavy wear/ spine cracked along front inside spine hinge/ pages clean/ boards scuffed and scratched; board edges frayed; heavy edge wear/ several pages and page tips creased/ pages slightly yellowed and brittle/ readers slant/ corners and spine tips bumped and frayed/ slight bow to book

E.P. Dutton, 1911. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate to heavy wear/ spine cracked along inside front spine hinge/ pages clean/ boards scuffed and scratched; moderate edge wear/ several pages and page tips creased/ corners and spine tips bumped and slightly frayed/ spine slightly rubbed/ pages yellowed; slightly brittle/ slight bow to book

T.Y. Crowell & Co. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1901. Hardcover. Good hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages have a few smudges and tears but very readable in a tight binding. Covers have water spot damage, edgewear, and a few scratches. ; 7.875 x 5.25 x 2.25" .

Harper & Bros, 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Withdrawn Library book with usual stamps and markings. 1898 hardcover with no DJ. MAJOR wear and tear. Spine is loose spine. Pages are tanned, but unmarked.

Philadelphia, PA: David McKay, Publisher Volume 1 only of 3 volumes. No date of publication--circa 1900. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Light cover wear, slight soiling of end sheets, light foxing of first few pages. Content clean, binding strong, gilt spine lettering bright. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. New Edition. 544 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Volume I. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Previous owner's inscriptions to title page. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Dent to front board. Tears to cloth to spine.

Earlier 1883 printing, hardback, no dj, still intact/tight; but spine faded, some edgewear esp. spine ends, age-yellowing to pages.

New York: Burt. hardcover. Book: Good. 8vo.. 763 & 782 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4. Maroon cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on spine. Corners bumped. Ex-lib copy with usual markings. No dj.

Henry Frowde - Oxford University Press, 1906. Hardcover. Good. 1906. No Edition Remarks. 613 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Volume II. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Strahan & Co., 1863. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1863. No Edition Remarks. 930 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding throughout is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Pen inscription and markings to front free endpaper and pastedown. Black wax marks to pastedowns. Textblock edges dyed gilt. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing and splits to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.