The Nineteenth Century: a Biographical History
by Victor Cohen
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, London, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. to front: preface, contents & list of illustrations; In this book the author has attempted to tell the story of the nineteenth century by selecting the more representative personalities & the story of the movement each pioneered. He has avoided adding to the many accounts already existing of men such as Russell, Palmerston, Gladstone & Disraeli, preferring to emphasize the influence of the pioneers in thought & social effort, by quoting wherever possible, their own expressions, contemporary opinion, opposing points of view, & the literature of the period. . Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xiii + 555 + 6. Black titles spine. spine colour daded. blue cloth; illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's.. Includes summaries; list of ministries; suggestions for further reading & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Politics; Sociology & Culture; Nineteenth Century; Britain/UK; 19th century; History. Inventory No: 4668. .
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4668
- Title
- The Nineteenth Century: a Biographical History
- Author
- Victor Cohen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Biography/History/Politics/Nineteenth Century/Sociology & Culture/ Biography & Autobiography; Politics; Sociology & Culture; Nineteenth Century; Britain/UK; 19th century; History. Unbranded Victor Cohen The Nineteenth Century: a Biog
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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