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RECORDS OF NOBLE LIVES - A Book of Notable English Biographies
by Adams, W. H. Davenport
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons,, 1885. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. T. Nelson and Sons, London, 1901. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Later Printing. Book plate and some writing on endpaper with library stamp. 309 pp. Green cloth decorated in black and gilt on the front panel and spine; decorated endpapers; black and white frontis. Light wear on the corners and spine edges. The front gutter is cracked but not loose. The Chapters are: Sir Philip Sidney: The Elizabethan Gentleman; Francis Bacon - Lord Verulam: Philosopher and Statesman; Robert Blake: Puritan Soldier Seaman; George Monk - Duke of Albemarle: General and Admiral; and William Penn: The Founder of Pennsylvania.
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005536
- Title
- RECORDS OF NOBLE LIVES - A Book of Notable English Biographies
- Author
- Adams, W. H. Davenport
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Pages
- 309
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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