Reign of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 1857 Prescott Robertson 3 vol. set

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books, European History, Charles V, Holy Roman Empire, Biography).

The History of the Reign of Emperor Charles the Fifth, by William Robertson. With An Account of the Emperor's Life After His Abdication, by William H. Prescott.
Published 1857, Boston by Phillips, Sampson, and Company.
3 volumes, each c. 550 pages. Text in English. Engraved frontis portrait in first volume protected by original tissue guard.

Publisher's 1/2 leather bindings, slightly raised & gilt bands, gilt title lettering, gilt ruled compartment decoration, marbled covers & end papers.

Set is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Set is not new or in "new" condition.

Bindings gently age worn as always, mostly light minor signs of careful handling and time but nothing offensive or severe, set remains overall attractive on the shelf.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

The set displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present appear to us easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this set survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Books Measure c. 9 1/2" H x 6" W.

[B8957].