The History of Athens: Politically and Philosophically Considered, with the View to an Investigation of the Immediate Causes of Elevation, and of Decline, Operative in a Free and Commercial State

William Young

J. Robson, London, 1786

Handsome Quarto. Bound in contemporary tree calf.  Hardcover. Good cover.  Minor spitting at hinges. xvi, 392 pages.  

Provenance: From the library of Sir William St Clair (1937-2021),  FBA, FRSL. Earlier book plates from Milton Peterborough and Armorial book plate of Earl Fitzwilliam. (William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam 1748-1833, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord President of the Council, and an active Revolutionary-era Whig Parliamentarian.). 

This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.  Originally published in 1777 as 'The spirit of Athens'