1. Prescott, William H. / Robertson, William.

History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth; with, an Account of the Emperor’s Life after his Abdication.

First Edition. Two Volumes (complete set). London, George Routledge & Co., 1857. Octavo (15 cm x 22 cm). Portrait-Frontispiece of Charles the Fifth (engraved by Charles Cook), VI, 612, 652 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Excellent condition. Rare in this condition and on excellent paper with nearly no sign of foxing.

2. Wight, Thomas.

Colophon Woodcut: “Welcom The Wight That Bringeth Such Light” – Titled in a tablet: ‘Imprinted at London by T. East for Iohn Wight [In lilac ink below this line is also the name ‘W. Shawe’]. Wight’s effigy holds ‘Scientia’ and flanking him are ‘Rhetorica’ and ‘Gramatica’.

London, T.East for Iohn Wight, 1584. 17 cm x 11.8 cm. 1 sheet. Mounted on 19th century paper. Very good condition with only minor signs of a faded dampstain.