Lives of the Queens of England, Strickland, Fine Leather Binding, 7 Vol, 1873

Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest
Now First Published From Official Records and Other Authentic Documents, Private as Well as Public.
By Agnes Strickland
New Edition, Revised and Greatly Augmented, Embellished with Portraits of Every Queen.
In Eight Volumes

MAESTRO BOUND IN LEATHER
ONLY 7 OF 8 VOLUMES PRESENT
VOLUME ONE IS MISSING

Publisher: Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, London
Copyright: 1873

CONDITION: These 140+ year-old-books are in good condition. Leather. This beautiful set is bound in brown calf with exquisite hand-tooled details on boards and spine. Five raised bands on spine, featuring lovely gilt dentelles with fleur-de-lis accents. The leather is chipped on some of the spines. Hand-marbled page edges with matching endpapers. There is wear to outer hinges. Each book has a steel-engraved portrait of a queen. Text block is crisp and clean. No markings. Additional damage noted below for specific books:

VOL III - Leather is chipped on spine
VOL IV - Leather is chipped on spine
VOL V - Leather is chipped on spine
VOL VII - Leather is chipped on spine, Front hinge delicate, Rear board detached
VOL VIII - Leather is chipped on spine

Each volume is 5" x 7.5"
Heavy, 15 lbs