Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to The Edinburgh Review
by Thomas Babington Macaulay
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854 . Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A collection of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay's essays, which first appeared in The Edinburgh Review, complete in two volumes. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Complete in two volumes. Written by British historian and whig politician, Lord Macaulay, also known as Thomas Babington Macaulay. This collection is comprised of articles that Lord Macaulay had previously contributed to the Edinburgh Review. These essays have been praised by some and criticised as maintaining 'whig history' by others. Essays include 'Milton', 'Machiavelli', 'Moore's Life of Lord Byron', 'Gladstone on Church and State', and 'Warren Hastings', among many others. With the bookplate of Josceline Grove to each volume. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart, with light bumping to the extremities. Slight rubbing to extremities and boards, with rubbing causing loss to gilt on spine, lacking spine labels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd handling mark. Bookplate to the first blank. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 897Q9
- Title
- Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to The Edinburgh Review
- Author
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Thomas Babington Macaulay critical essays historical essays literary criticism critical essays
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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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