£120
3 vols. 12mo, pp. [ii], viii, 322; [iv], 334; [iv], 422, [2]. Contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards, corners tipped in vellum, red morocco labels, spines divided by gilt rules, numbered in gilt to 4th compartment, edges green. Some toning and spotting, a little soiling. Rubbed and worn.
William Robertson's perennially popular 'History of Scotland, during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI' was first published in English in 1759 and much reprinted in the following years. An immediate success, it first appeared in French in 1764 and this is one of a handful of 18th century French editions, this translation by Jean-Louis Blavet, primarily known for his French editions of the works of Adam Smith.
