William Robertson, Dugald Stewart — The Works of William Robertson

London, T. Cadell, 1840. Leather. A uncommon eight volume complete set of The Works of William Robertson, in attractive leather bindings. Including a biography of the author, as well as his notable historical works on Scotland, the reign of Charles V, America and India. Includes a frontipiece plate to the first volume, as well as six fold-out maps to the latter three volumes. The full list of works included is as follows: Volumes One and Two: The History of Scotland with introductory chapter The Life of Doctor Robertson Volumes Three, Four and Five: The History of The Reign of Emperor Charles V Volumes Six, Seven and Eight: The History of America, with A Historical Diquisition Concerning Ancient India Contains an ink inscription to the first volume, gifting the set to one William George Stevenson on his leaving Eton, 1844, from a group of undersigned "affectionate friends". In decorative calf binding with gilt detailing. Externally sound, there is wear to the boards, joints, extremities and backstrips, with some peeling and loss to leather. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and generally bright and clean aside from the usual spotting to endpages. However, there is more significant foxing and offsetting to the latter three volumes due to the affixed maps, several of which have some small closed tears. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .