Own a genuine piece of 18th-century history.
This is Volume III (1782) of The History of the Reign of Emperor Charles V by William Robertson, D.D., one of the great Enlightenment historians and Principal of the University of Edinburgh.
Printed in London by W. Strahan & T. Cadell, with J. Balfour at Edinburgh, this work came from the same presses that produced Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations and many of Samuel Johnson’s circle.
•Original full calf leather binding with decorative gilt spine
•Beautiful 18th-century marbled endpapers and green-dyed page edges
•Includes engraved frontispiece of King Francis I of France
•Pages clean, binding sound for its age, light wear at hinges and corners consistent with a 240-year-old book
•Measures approx. 8.5” × 5.5” × 1.5”
This is not a reprint — it’s an authentic Georgian-era volume printed over two centuries ago. Perfect for collectors of early English books, historical décor, or anyone who loves the look and feel of true antiquity.