[BRITISH HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY]. 2 Sets ( 20 Vols). ++ The Works Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke. New Edition. 12 Vols. London: F.C. & J. Rivington, and J. Hatchard, 1808-1813. 8vo. Early full tan calf, gilt-decorated spines with label. Spines ends chipped Vols 1, 7, and 12. Covers detached Vol. 4 (front and missing spine label), Vol. 7 (rear), Vol. 10 (front). ++ The Works Of Lord Macaulay. 8 Vols. Edited by his sister Lady Trevelyan. London: Longmans, Green, 1879. Large 8vo. Contemporary full tree calf, 6-panel spines decorated in gilt, red and black leather spine labels, edges and endpaper marbled. Rear cover Vol. 1 separated, joints rubbed (two slightly cracked) and spines rubbed, gilt fairly bright. Estimate $150-200
PROVENANCE: Estate of Ambassador and Mrs. William H.G. FitzGerald, Washington, DC, by descent from Ignaz Petschek and Nikodem Caro, Austro-Hungarian Empire.
