[CHAMBERS, ROBERT]. Domestic Annals of Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolution. Edinburgh and London: W. & R. Chambers, 1858-1861.
Hardcover. First edition. In three volumes (complete). Leather-bound. Large octavos (8vo) (240 x 160mm), pp. [xi], (1), 549, (1); (6), 523, (1); (10), 637, (1). Handsomely bound by Henderson and Bisset in blue half morocco; five raised bands; spines gilt ruled and lettered; marbled boards, pastedowns and endpapers; top edges gilt; initial and terminal blanks present; half-titles; title-page vignettes; 25 engraved illustrations throughout. Contents vol.I: Introductory; Reign of Mary: 1561-5; Reign of Mary: 1565-7; Regency of Moray: 1567-70; Regencies of Lennox and Mar: 1570-2; Regency of Morton: 1572-8; Reign of James VI.: 1578-85; Reign of James VI.: 1585-90; Reign of James VI.: 1591-1603 Reign of James VI.: 1603-25. Contents vol.II: Reign of Charles I.: 1625-37; Reign of Charles I.: 1637-49; Interregnum: 1649-60; Reign of Charles II.: 1660-73; Reign of Charles II.: 1673-85; Reign of Charles II.: 1685-88; General Index. Contents vol.III: Reign of William and Mary: 1689-94; Reign of William III.: 1695-1702; Reign of Queen Anne: 1702-1714; Reign of George I.: 1714-27; Reign of George II.: 1727-48; Appendix; Index. Condition: VERY GOOD. Collated complete. Bindings very secure. Covers very well preserved. Gilt bright. Text-block largely clean with just a few light brown spots. Without inking or bookplates. An exquisite finely bound set of this seminal work covering an important period in Scottish history. Rare thus.
