Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review
by Thomas Babington Macaulay
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co. , 1894. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A collection of essays printed in the Edinburgh Review between 1825 and 1842 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, on a variety of cultural and historical figures and events. New edition. Including discussions of John Milton and Samuel Johnson as well as The Pilgrim's Progress and Moore's Life of Byron, as well as many others. Macaulay was a Scottish historian essayist, historian and poet. In January 1825 he made his début in the Edinburgh Review with an article on West Indian slavery. The following August the Edinburgh published his "Milton" essay, which made him famous. In a full calf armorial prize binding. Externally sound, with wear to the head and tail of the spine and some marks to the boards. Joints starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Neat ink inscription dated 1896 to front pastedown. Pages are quite bright and clean, with just some slight marginal browning. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH18-F-14
- Title
- Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review
- Author
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Essays Edinburgh Review Macaulay Historical Edinburgh Review
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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