Eliot. Liberty of Rome: History of the Liberty of Ancient Nations (2 vols) 1849

Eliot, Samuel. The Liberty of Rome: A History. With an Historical Account of the Liberty of Ancient Nations (2 volume set). New York & London: George P. Putnam | Richard Bentley, 1849. First Edition. [7851] Two volumes in teal publisher's cloth, stamped in blind & gilt, 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches, gilt bright, light soil/wear, outer hinges fine. 1850 school merit gift inscription to ffep of each vol., faint embossed name stamp top of tps & prelim pages. xxviii., 526; xviii., 523 clean pp., with frontispieces and many full-page plates of fine quality (12 total). The plates were engraved by B. Bartoccini after drawings by Charles C. Perkins. LIght foxing to the frontispieces; closed tear to the rear free end paper of vol. ii. Very good. Hardcover. Vol. I. - "Awarded to John D. Bates Jr. for Excelling in Latin Grammar & Latin Exercises during the Term ending Feb. 2d., 1850. D. B. T., Park School." Vol. II. - "Awarded to John D. Bates Jr. for Excellency in Declamation, Compositio