"A History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Revolution in 1688", by David Hume. Abridged. Incorporating the Corrections and Researches of Recent Historians; and Continued down to the Year 1858. Illustrated by Engravings on Wood. Published by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, 1870. Copyright by Harper 1859. "The Student's Hume" edition. Complete in One Volume.

Hard boards, original publisher's dark brown embossed cloth, leather spine with 3 raised bands; 5" x 8"; antique ex-libris inside cover, name and 'Dec 7, 1872' on the front endpaper; 780 pages including Index, old stain through the bottom edge of the pages [see photos]; very good condition.

"The History of England" (1754-61) is David Hume's great work on the history of England, which he wrote in installments while he was librarian to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. It was published in six volumes in 1754, 1756, 1759, and 1761. The first publication of his History was greeted with outrage by all political factions, but it became a best-seller, finally giving him the financial independence he had long sought. Both, the British Library and the Cambridge University Library, as well as Hume's own library, still list him as "David Hume, the historian." Hume's History spanned "from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688" and went through over 100 editions. Many considered it the standard history of England in its day.

Provenance:

From the library of Mannie H. North, inscription on the front endpaper: "Cottage Sem., NY. Clinton, Dec. 7, 1872 and the ex-libris "Alpha Delta Phi, North Library, Hamilton College" inside front cover.

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