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History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century
by Benedetto Croce
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 375 pages, with index. Third impression of British first edition of 1934. Translated from Italian by Henry Furst. Includes chapters on the Romantic Movement, Liberalism, German consolidation, the lead-up to World War I. 8vo, red cloth with almost completely rubbed away gilt lettering on spine, wear at crown, corners bumped and front top corner damaged with a 5/8" chip down to the cardboard, red topstain, faint foxing to end papers. Former owner's name and former bookstore prices (one sticker) on front free end paper. Pages unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- Berthoff Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ALD-296
- Title
- History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century
- Author
- Benedetto Croce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HENRY FURST, LIBERTY, ABSOLUTISM, ROMANTICISM, LIBERALISM, GERMAN UNIFICATION, WORLD WAR I
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History; Politics;
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