STANHOPE : A Study in Eighteenth-Century War and Diplomacy by Williams, Basil - 1968

ABC-CLIO, LLC. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

The Clarendon press, Oxford University Press, 1932-01-01. Reprint edition 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Text and images unmarked. Two folding maps tipped in. Price clipped dj shelf worn with scuffs, abrasions, creases, scratches & small tears. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.

Oxford University Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good clean tight copy. Top outer closed pages have foxing. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket. Shaken, cocked spine. Foxing. Edge-worn dust jacket. 478 pages.

Oxford - New York: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Very little wear to the book, some foxing to the edges. Jacket shows light shelf wear; a touch of yellowing to the spine rear hinge; in old mylar (removable). Previous owner's name tag of Alex Pratt to the ffep. Text is clean. 'To his countrymen James, first Earl Stanhope, is still a dim figure. In this study, based on material in English and foreign archives, and especially on the Stanhope MSS. at Chevening, the author's aim is to bring out the personality and environment of the soldier who won Minorca, of the statesman who more than any helped to establish George I on the throne and to maintain peace in Europe during the critical years 1716-21.' Illustrated. 478+ pages, plus large fold-out map at back..