THE YEAR IS 1851
by Howarth, Patrick
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1951. First edition. Octavo. 256 pp; over 80 b/w illustrations; index. Green cloth with black spine lettering in dj. Faint 1" stain on fore-edge; dj has red (wine?) stain near right edge of front cover & foxing on back cover. An entertaining account of Britain in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition, and of its personalities and their way of life. It was an era of amazing ebullience and startling contrasts.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000869
- Title
- THE YEAR IS 1851
- Author
- Howarth, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- London Crystal Palace Exhibition 19th Century British History
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
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- First Edition
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