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Three Victories and a Defeat; The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire
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Three Victories and a Defeat; The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire Hardcover - 2007

by Simms, Brendan

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New York: Basic Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0465013325 . B & W Maps & Reproductions; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 800 pages; 2007 Basic Books. Stout HC/DJ 1st edition, 1st printing. Tightly bound unread copy in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $39.95 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Illustrated with some b&w reproductions. Very handsome copy; as new. F/F .
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  • Title Three Victories and a Defeat; The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire
  • Author Simms, Brendan
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; First Printing
  • Condition Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
  • Pages 800
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York
  • Date 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 52421
  • ISBN 9780465013326 / 0465013325
  • Weight 2.82 lbs (1.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.9 x 2.2 in (22.86 x 17.53 x 5.59 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History - 1714-1837, Great Britain - Colonies - History - 18th
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008930854
  • Dewey Decimal Code 941.07

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2009, Page 41
  • Choice, 12/01/2009, Page 0
  • Chronicle of Higher Education, 01/16/2009, Page 14
  • Library Journal, 02/01/2009, Page 81
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/03/2008, Page 52
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2010, Page 40

About the author

Brendan Simms is a professor in the History of International Relations and fellow at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. He is the author of eight previous books, including The Longest Afternoon: The 400 Men Who Decided the Battle of Waterloo and Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present, shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize. He lives in Cambridge, UK.

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