McConnell Fine Books - Antiquarian Books and Fine and Original Leather Bindings

3 vols., 8vo (8.5 x 6 inches). Full chocolate morocco, with gilt raised bands, ornate gilt tooling to panels, large gilt armorial device of the Law Society framed by simple floral roll to upper boards, dentelles and all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Prize certificate of the Law Society to front pastedown. An excellent set.

A luxurious presentation binding of Stubbs' Constitutional History of England, one of the most important nineteenth century history books. This massive work successfully combined diligently researched learning with a clear and compelling style to produce a work which became a staple of the study of medieval history for generations of undergraduates at Oxford, Cambridge and beyond. The work had reached its ninth edition by the time of Stubbs' death and his far-reaching reputation secured him numerous honours, including honorary doctorates from Heidelberg, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and Dublin, membership of the Bavarian, Prussian, and Irish academies, and of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques of the Institut de France.