Provides brief profiles for significant individuals in British government, society, and culture
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Provides brief profiles for significant individuals in British government, society, and culture.
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Seller: Sell Books, Elland, YORKS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dustjacket missing; may have other wear and tear. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Seller Inventory # SBAB-mon0000119894
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Object Relations IOBA PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 volume set in slipcase. 1st printing (1975). 3149pp. Original black cloth with gilt titles to spine, in uniform black cloth slipcase with top drawer containing original magnifying glass. Both vols. VG+ clean copies, bindings square and tight, internally excellent, in VG slipcase. Seller Inventory # 022674
Seller: Fox and Tome Books, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. the case shows heavy wear and is taped back together, includes the glass in good condition, books are books are in good conition as well, inquire for photos. --- Oxford University Press, with Oxford University Press New Zealand, presents the full text of the Dictionary of National Biography reproduced micrographically, in two volumes. The Dictionary is a biographical reference to deceased men and women notable in British history. Volume I contains the main Dictionary from Abbadie to O'Donnell. Volume II continues the main work from O'Donnell to Zuylestein and adds the twentieth-century supplements, which cover 1901-1960 and are combined into one sequence. The pages are reduced so far that the text is meant to be read with the magnifying glass supplied with the set, which is housed in a slipcase. Seller Inventory # SP-250521-shelf-62-053
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. The slipcase is worn at the edges, lightly scuffed & marked. Magnifying glass is present. The books are in very good & clean condition overall. Minimal wear to the hardcovers. A couple of pages in volume 2 are creased & worn at the edges. Minimal faint marks to the textblock edges. Seller Inventory # 53173-E4-24-02-2026-LMC
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Slipcase two volume set oxford 1975 editions on blue cloth (No magnifying glass either). Seller Inventory # mon0000126974
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Seller: Old Algonquin Books, LONE TREE, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Complete text reproduced micrographically. In the original DNB in 1882 it included concise biographies of all deceased noteworthy inhabitants of the British Isles and the Colonies. This set includes the original and additional volumes of updates through 1960. Two very large volumes with slipcase and slide out drawer with magnifying glass. Books are fine except for a couple of corner creases. The partitioned slipcase is sturdy but has scrapes on the sides and wear on corners and edges. Very heavy set so not available for priority mail or international shipping. Seller Inventory # 18420
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60112497: 1975. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos frotté, Pliures. 1528 pages pour le tome I et tome II paginé de 1529 à 3149. Fac-similé de l'édition originale (12 pages reproduites sur 1 page). Grands In-4°. Tranches tachées. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO60112497
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: Very Good. 1975. hardcover. 2 vol set complete. Micrographic text throughout. Fine in fine cloth covers in original slipcase with drawer for magnifying glass (present). Slipcase showing some shelf wear and age. Titles v. light toned, otherwise as new. . . . . Seller Inventory # KSG0038385
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. 1975. hardcover. 2 vol set complete. Micrographic text throughout. Fine in fine cloth covers in original slipcase with drawer for magnifying glass (present). Slipcase showing some shelf wear and age. Titles v. light toned, otherwise as new. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KSG0038385
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked black cloth boards. Vol. 1 headband with a superficial tear. Remains a very well-preserved set otherwise; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Accompanying slip-case remains good, if slightly dust dulled and scuffed, and showing significant wear to the edges and corners; lacks magnifying glass. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes (3149 pages) ; 31 cm. Notes; Founded in 1882 by George Smith under the editorship of Sir Leslie Stephen. Reduces the complete text of the 22-volume Dictionary of National Biography and the 6-volume Twentieth Century DNB into two volumes. Includes index. Contents; Vol. 1, Abbadie-O'Donnell -- Vol. 2, O'Donnell-Zuylestein and supplement, Twentieth Century DNB, 1901-1960. Subjects; Biography. Great Britain. Dictionaries. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 484403