A DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY PAST AND PRESENT Containing the Cheif Events In The Lives of Eminent Persons of All Ages and Nations, preceeded by The Biographies and Genealoggies of the Cheif Representatives of the Royal Houses of the World
Language: English
Published by Ward Lock, London, 1900
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United KingdomPortman Rare Books
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Condition: Used - Good
£ 20.00
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Good condition, octavo, half leather, geen cloth4 raised bands and gilt titles and decoration across spine, wear to top of spine, light wear to corners, marbled edges and end papers, splitting between end papers , binding holding, previous owner's book plate on front end paper and in ink neatly on early blank, 76 unpaginated then 641 pages.This is the second edition, the first published in 1870. The date of publication is not stated but estimated to be in the mid 1890s, the editor died in 1899. [QP].
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY PAST AND PRESENT Containing the Cheif Events In The Lives of Eminent Persons of All Ages and Nations, preceeded by The Biographies and Genealoggies of the Cheif Representatives of the Royal Houses of the World
- Author
- VINCENT, Benjamin (editor)
- Publisher
- Ward Lock, London
- Publication year
- 1900
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 1.4 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Biography, History, Royalty
Portman Rare Books
Tonbridge, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since August 23, 2007
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