A History of Mediaeval (Medieval) Political Theory in the West [6 Vols]

by R.W. Carlyle and A.J. Carlyle

Six volumes.  Edinburgh and London:  William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., 1950  

Hardback set is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with VERY GOOD DJs.

• Red cloth covers are mostly clean, with black text. 
• Boards show some tape stains, edgewear.  Corners are mostly sharp, with those of Vols. 5 and 6 being a little bumped and scuffed.  See photos.  
• Spines have black text and are bright with bumped, softened ends.
• Bindings are strong. 
• Pastedowns and feps have some toning. 
• Owner's stamp on title page, each volume.  See photos.
• Interiors are gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Gray paper DJs with black titles have head and foot edges reinforced with tape on verso; DJs show adhesive bleed-through, darkening of spine strips, some bumping and edgewear, chipping.  See photos. 
• PS2026.1007

5.5 x 8.5 inches

Six Volumes, complete.  Publisher's red cloth with black titles at spine, beneath gray dust covers as issued.  William Blackwood & Sons, publishers.  Very Good set, unmarked aside from an owner's name stamp, with bindings square and firm, interiors gently toned.  All dust jackets were previously reinforced with tape at head and foot edges; adhesive bleed through shows in a band on all jackets, with some contact staining to boards.  Complete set of this magisterial history, in the UK edition.

This history of political theory is the work of two brothers, R.W. Carlyle and A.J. Carlyle.  Begun in 1892, it was worked on until the death of R.W. Carlyle in 1932, and then brought to completion by A.J. Carlyle.  Initially interested in theories of the state in the later Middle Ages, the brothers found themselves reaching back in time in order to chronicle political theory from its earliest development. 

Volume 1, Fourth impression; Volumes 2-5, Third impression; Volume 6, Second impression.

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