Various — Calendar of State Papers

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857-1879. Cloth. A seven volume library set collecting Domestic, Scottish, Foreign, and Spanish works from the Calendar of State Papers. This seven volume library set publishes a chronological account of state papers as preserved in the State Paper Office, which requisitioned all the supposed personal papers of the governmental officials writing them in 1702. These works contain missives of court and government officials, including dates and addressees of the papers, as well as brief outlines of the papers' purpose and contents, from some of Britain's most infamous monarchies, including Henry VIII, his children, Mary and Elizabeth, and James I. This seven volume set contains the following books, part of a larger collection: 'Domestic Series of the Reign of James I, 1603-1610', 1857, 'Domestic Series of the Reign of James I, 1611-1618', 1858, 'Domestic Series of the Reign of James I, 1619-1623', 1858, 'Domestic Series of the Reign of James I, 1623-1625, with Addenda', 1859, 'Vol 1. The Scottish Series of the Reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, 1509-1589', 1858, 'Foreign Series of the Reign of Edward VI, 1547-1553', 1861, and 'Calendar of Letters, Despatches, And State Papers, Relating to the Negotiations between England and Spain, Vol IV-Part I, Henry VIII, 1529-1530', 1879. With library plates to the front pastedown of each volume. An impressive collection that peers behind the curtain of courtly intrigue and planning, these seven volumes from the 'Calendar of State Papers' offer readers a rare insight into the running and ruling of a nation. In the publisher's original cloth binding with stamped decoration to the boards. Externally, all volumes generally smart with only some shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. There is some fading to the spine and boards and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine of the 'Domestic Series of the Reign of James I, 1603-1610' volume. There is some bumping to the head of the spine of the 'Calendar of Letters, Despatches, And State Papers, Relating to the Negotiations between England and Spain, Vol IV-Part I, Henry VIII, 1529-1530' volume. Internally, all volumes are generally firmly bound. Pages in all volumes are generally bright and clean, with some spotting and handling marks in places, and some offsetting to the very front and rear. Some pages remain uncut. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .