The Forgotten Commissioner: Sir William Mildmay and the Anglo-French Commission of 1750-1755.
by Robbie, Enid
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2003.. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine. Dj has some light wear along the edges and slight scuffing to the covers. 307 pages with illustrations, biographical index, appendices, illustrations, endnotes, bibliography, and index. A look at the difficult talks between France and Britain over ending of the War of Austrian Succession and the Treaty of Aix-la-Chappelle as described by the letters and writings of London lawyer, Sir William Mildmay.
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- Title
- The Forgotten Commissioner: Sir William Mildmay and the Anglo-French Commission of 1750-1755.
- Author
- Robbie, Enid
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2003.
- Keywords
- sir william mildmay treaty aix-la-chapelle diplomacy france french british great britain history
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
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