1759 David Hume History of England TUDOR Dynasty Henry VIII Queen Mary 2v SET

1759 David Hume History of England TUDOR Dynasty Henry VIII Queen Mary 2v SET

“Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them.” 

– David Hume

The famous ‘History of England’ by David Hume; the most popular and best-selling account on the history of England. Beginning with the Roman invasion of Britain in the first century B.C., this history covers all aspects of English history though the Revolution of 1688 including the Norman Conquests, Crusades, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Tudor Dynasty, Seven Years’ War, The English Civil War, and the Restoration of the English crown.

This two-volume set of from Hume’s “England” focuses on the history of the Tudor Dynasty including the reigns of Henry VIII, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth I.

According to Drabble,

“the work became immensely popular both in Britain and abroad and was extolled by both Gibbon and Voltaire” (Drabble, p.482)

Item number: #21054

Price: $750

HUME, David

The history of England : under the House of Tudor

London: printed for Millar, 1759.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • I – viii, 402
  • II – iv, [403]-739, [1]
• References: Lowndes 1139; Fieser, Bibliography Hume’s Writings,35; Allibone I 916
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~10.25in X 8.5in (25.5cm x 21.5cm)

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