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The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete: Edited by his sister, Lady Trevelyan (Complete in Eight Volumes)
by Macaulay, Lord Thomas Babington
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1875. Reprint. Leather. Beautifully bound in brown half morocco over marbled boards, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, intricate gilt tooling in the remainder , gilt borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC (1800 – 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history were hailed as literary masterpieces. He held political office as Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841 and Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848. He played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India. He supported the replacement of Persian by English as the official language, the use of English as the medium of instruction in all schools, and the training of English-speaking Indians as teachers. In his thought Macaulay divided the world into civilized nation and barbarism, with Britain representing the high point of civilization. He was wedded to the "Idea of Progress, especially in terms of the liberal freedoms. He opposed radicalism while idealizing historic British culture and traditions. . All of the volumes are unmarked, tight, square and clean, with only minor edgewear. This is a large and heavy set - additional shipping charges may apply. An extremely handsome set. NEAR FINE. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16765
- Title
- The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete: Edited by his sister, Lady Trevelyan (Complete in Eight Volumes)
- Author
- Macaulay, Lord Thomas Babington
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- Literarture;, ESSAYS;, History;, Fine Binding;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Reprint
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- Raised Band(s)
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- Edges
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