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Short Studies on Great Subjects
by James Anthony Froude
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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£225.00£202.50
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901-3. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5" . None . Essay collections by James Anthony Froude in beautiful tree calf bindings signed T Hunt. New impressions, dated 1903 to vols I-III and 1901 to vol IV. A collection of short essays concerned with a variety of topics, from history, to culture, philosophy, religion, literature, antiquities, travel, and more. Including biographical study of the life and work of Thomas Becket. Complete with all four series, bound in uniform full tree calf bindings by T. Hunt, Wellington College. Written by James Anthony Froude, English author and editor for Fraser's Magazine, as well as famous historian. Rebound in full tree calf bindings with five raised bands, decorative gilt tooling to spine and extremities of bords, Wellington College gilt blind stamp to front board; marbled endpapers and edges. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, rubbed to joints. Minor mark to spine vol. II. Evidence of the removal of a sticker to front pastedown vol. I, significantly rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 836A2
- Title
- Short Studies on Great Subjects
- Author
- James Anthony Froude
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901-3
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- James Anthony Froude essays new impression signed bindings essays
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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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