Faber and Faber. 1973 1st.. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In red cloth covers with gilt to black title label on spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Maps to endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly faded. Not price clipped). Mild foxing and small marks to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 554 pp. With b/w photographs and illustrations. Illustrated main title page. The opening volume of the author’s Victorian Empire trilogy, covering the period from Queen Victoria’s accession to her Diamond Jubilee, which also covers the expansion of the British Empire.

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Bookseller: The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 91812
Title: Heaven’s Command. An Imperial Progress.
Author: MORRIS, JAMES:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Faber and Faber. 1973 1st.
Keywords: HISTORY 19th. Africa Australia dustwrapper first edition Literature foreign travel geography Great Britain History Illustrated Books Slavery

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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...