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HALLAM's Introduction To The LITERATURE OF EUROPE! In The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING. Complete in 4-Volumes. Printed in 1837 - 1839. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING!! True First edition with volume one dated 1837, and volume 2 through 4 dated 1839; being the First Edition / First Printing. This is a gorgeous set bound in full diced calf leather. PROVENANCE: This set was owned by Sir Francis Grenfell (dated 1893), FIELD MARSHALL in the British Arm y. Field Marshall is the highest rank in the British Army, above General. Field Marshal has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736. Printed in London by John Murray. FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING. Printed in 1837, 1839. "Hallam's works helped materially to lay the foundations of the English historical school [The State of Europe] was probably the first English history which, without being merely antiquarian, set an example of genuine study from original sources" (DNB). Bound in the original period, full, diced calf-leather bindings! These books are approaching 200 years old.They are still bound in the original bindings. Full leather bindings, such as these, were more costly to produce and are particularly desirable. Full diced leather bindings. Triple ruled paneling to the boards. Raised hubs and ornately gilded spines. Thick quality paper, near free of any foxing, except first few pages. Large font, and well laid with wide margins and publisher's marginal notes. 8 5/8 inches tall.These are relatively large books. This is a gorgeous set, and displays beautifully. This set as owned by a British Baron, General, Field Marshall. This set was owned by Sir Francis Grenfell, dated 1893, FIELD MARSHALL in the British Army. Field Marshall is the highest rank in the British Army, above General. Sir Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, was a Field Marshal in the British Army. Field Marshall is the highest rank in the British Army, above General. Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, GCB, GCMG, PC (29 April 1841 â Â" 27 January 1925) was a British Army officer. In 1904, after commanding the 4th Army Corps, Francis Grenfell was promoted General. That same year he was made Commander in Chief of British forces in Ireland, and retired four years later as a Field Marshal. Appointed CB in 1885, Grenfell was knighted as a KCB the following year and promoted Major General in 1889! He commanded the forces at Suakim and Toski in 1889, and, in recognition of the transformation he had achieved in making the Egyptian Army a successful fighting force, he was appointed GCMG on leaving Egypt in 1892. Two years later he became Inspector General of Auxiliary Forces at the War Office, and in 1897 he returned to Egypt to command the British forces there during the expedition to Khartoum, for which he became GCB the following year. He then became Governor of Malta in 1899, a post he held for four years. In 1902 he was created Baron Grenfell, of Kilvey in the County of Glamorgan. This is an important FIRST EDITION with an important provenance. CONDITION : In good condition overall, with a lot of abrasion to the bindings. These are the original bindings from 1839. This is a gorgeous set bound in full diced calf leather. All hinges strongly attached, although there is general external usage wear/rubs, some starting at the extremities, but not affecting the durability, and general external abrasion. Internally exceptionally tightly bound and well-preserved, very clean but for some foxing to first few pages. There is a small piece of paper stuck to rear of volume two. This set has external wear and is rated to be in Good condition, and is consistent with that book grade. This is an important literature First Edition owned by this famous English Field Marshall. Field Marshall is the highest rank in the British Army. No writing or previous signs of ownership but for this armorial bookplate provenance. A gorgeous set. "Hallam's works helped materially t. N° de ref. del artículo 22.08.18.ha
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