The Eastern Question.
by Dilke (Sir Charles Wentworth)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Bush, 1878. First edition.. Original brown cloth, front cover ruled and lettered in gilt. Brown coated end papers. Homemade paper title label affixed to the spine. The cloth is worn and rubbed with some discoloration, inner front hinge is cracked, otherwise a very good copy, internally nice, the front cover lettering bright. A scarce book by Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke [1843-1911], the grandson of Charles Wentworth Dilke [1789-1854] (who knew and lived with Keats). This later Dilke was a politician, once touted as a future prime minister, whose career disintegrated following a notorious sexual scandal and divorce in 1885-86. This book contains the text of a speech given by Dilke on England's relations with Russia, Turkey, and other eastern countries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56760
- Title
- The Eastern Question.
- Author
- Dilke (Sir Charles Wentworth)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Bush, 1878. First edition.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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About the Seller
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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