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The Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
by Basil Williams
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£175.00£157.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1913. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smartly bound first edition of this biography of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, with illustrations and maps. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, one portrait, and a folding colour map to the rear. Volume two is illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and three folding colour maps to the rear. Collated complete. The life of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. Known as the Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766. Written by Arthur Frederic Basil Williams, an English historian. Bound in half red calf with red cloth boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Folding map of France to the rear of volume two has small marks where colour has transferred to the opposite page. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 889T17
- Title
- The Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
- Author
- Basil Williams
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Life William Pitt Earl of Chatham Williams William Pitt
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
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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- Shelf Wear
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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