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Alfred The Great

Alfred The Great

by Hughes, Thomas (M. A P. )

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Reprint
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London, England: MacMillan & Co. Publishers. Very Good-. 1887. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wera, bumping and spots of fraying. The spine of the book has noticeable toning. Both front and rear endpapers have the hinge stuck to the pastedown pages about half an inch, and the front inner hinge has cracked. The text pages are clean and bright. "Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfred, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is one of only two English monarchs to be given the epithet "the Great", the other being the Scandinavian Cnut the Great. He was also the first… Read More
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Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

by Boswell, James & Frederick A. Pottle & Christopher Morley

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1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing
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Hardcover
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New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1950. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and chips missing. The reverse of the dust jacket has noticeable toning, and several pieces of tape added by a previous owner to reinforce the joints. "James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters, and… Read More
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England And The English

England And The English

by Duff, Charles

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1st American Edition; 1st Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780582527348
ISBN 10
0582527341
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1955. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0582527341 . B&W Illustrations & Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some light sunning / fading to the spine and a couple of smallish edge tears. "Duff's book James Joyce and the Plain Reader (1932) is an introduction James Joyce's major works that seeks to guide "the plain reader" through the author's oeuvre. [5] Duff both situates Joyce within a long literary tradition and emphasises his originality. [6] In describing Joyce, Duff draws on ethnic stereotypes, describing Irish people as motivated by "a restless and often fantastic imagination". [7] Joyce himself… Read More
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The Holland House Circle

The Holland House Circle

by Sanders, Lloyd

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1st American Edition; 1st Printing
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New York / London: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+. 1908. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The covers have several small spots of discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. TEG (Top Edge Gilt). "Under the 3rd Baron Holland and his wife Elizabeth, the house became noted as a glittering social, literary and political centre with many celebrated visitors such as Byron, Thomas Macaulay, the poets Thomas Campbell and Samuel Rogers, 'Conversation' Sharp, Benjamin Disraeli, Charles Dickens and Sir Walter Scott. The figure of the political and historical writer John Allen was so associated with the house that he was known as Holland House Allen and there was a room in the house named after him. The prestige of Holland… Read More
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