Historical Sketches of Statesmen Who Flourished in the Time of George III
by Henry Lord Brougham
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : Richard Griffin and Company, 1855. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Two volumes of Brougham's sketches of statesmen from the era of George III. With original advertisements on the endpapers. Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868)was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom. As a young lawyer in Scotland Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. In later life hecontinued to contribute to the Edinburgh Review, and the best of his writings were published in the magazine entitled Sketches of the Statesmen of the time of George III. Two of three volumes only (I and III). In blindstamped cloth binding. Externally, sound, though rubbed, and with some wear to the extremities. Spine is discoloured. Front hinge strained. Internally, binding strained in places. Pages are bright, though with the occasional instance of foxing. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN22-F-3
- Title
- Historical Sketches of Statesmen Who Flourished in the Time of George III
- Author
- Henry Lord Brougham
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Griffin and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- George III Bourgham Henry Peter Brougham Bourgham
- 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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