John Heneage Jesse English Histories and Memoirs, Numbered Edition Set
Item Details
A set of John Heneage Jesse’s histories and memoirs of England. These books are part of an Edition De Luxe, numbered 513 of 1000, printed for Francis A. Niccolls & Company, Boston, originally published through the latter half of the nineteenth century. They have half red leather wrapped marbled hardcovers, with gilt lettering and decoration to the banded spines. Jesse (1809- 74) was an English historian and clerk in the department of Admirality.
Includes volumes 1-4 of George Selwyn and His Contemporaries, volumes 1-3 of London and its Celebrities and the Last War of the Roses, volumes 1 and 2 of Memoirs of Celebrated Estonians, volumes 1-3 of Memoirs of the Pretenders and Their Adherents, Memoirs of King RIchard the Third and Some of His Contemporaries, series 1 and 2 of Memorials of London: Literary & Historical Memorials, volumes 1- 5 of Memoirs of the Life and Reign of King George the Third, volumes 1, 3, and 4 of Memoirs of The Court of England From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second, and volumes 1-6 of Memoirs of The Court of England During the Reign of the Stuarts, Including the Protectorate.
| Binding | Leather over board with marbled paper |
| Number of Books | 29 |
Condition
Majority of covers and backs are separated from spine. Some leather corners are blackened and worn through as well as edges. Tops of spine worn and separating from backing on some books
Dimensions
Each book is 6″ × 1.5″ × 9″
Item #
17LAX261-391
