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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. edge wear, some slight soiling; Best Maritime Short Stories is a wonderful introduction to the exciting contemporary literature of Canada's Maritime Provinces.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The Prussian king Frederick I is today best remembered for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria, and Russia during the Seven Years' War. But in his youth, tormented by a spectacularly cruel and dyspeptic father, the future military genius was drawn to the flute and French poetry, and throughout his long life counted nothing more important than the company of good friends and great wits. This was especially evident in his longstanding, loving, and vexing relationship with Voltaire. An absolute ruler who was allergic to pomp, a non-hunter who wore no spurs, a reformer of great zeal who maintained complete freedom of the press and religion and cleaned up his country's courts, a fiscal conservative and patron of the arts, the builder of the rococo palace Sans Souci and improver of the farmers' lot, maddening to his rivals but beloved by nearly everyone he met, Frederick was--notwithstanding a penchant for merciless teasing--arguably the most humane of enlightened despots. In Frederick the Great, a richly entertaining biography of one of the eighteenth century's most fascinating figures, the trademark wit of the author of Love in a Cold Climate finds its ideal subject. …

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Hardback. Condition: Good. The Prussian king Frederick I is today best remembered for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria, and Russia during the Seven Years' War. But in his youth, tormented by a spectacularly cruel and dyspeptic father, the future military genius was drawn to the flute and French poetry, and throughout his long life counted nothing more important than the company of good friends and great wits. This was especially evident in his longstanding, loving, and vexing relationship with Voltaire. An absolute ruler who was allergic to pomp, a non-hunter who wore no spurs, a reformer of great zeal who maintained complete freedom of the press and religion and cleaned up his country's courts, a fiscal conservative and patron of the arts, the builder of the rococo palace Sans Souci and improver of the farmers' lot, maddening to his rivals but beloved by nearly everyone he met, Frederick was--notwithstanding a penchant for merciless teasing--arguably the most humane of enlightened despots. In Frederick the Great, a richly entertaining biography of one of the eighteenth century's most fascinating figures, the trademark wit of the author of Love in a Cold Climate finds its ideal subject. …

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sound copy, cover shows overall wear and soil. We are Tennessee's largest used book store. bx83 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. INSCRIBED by author on first page. Very light edge wear, clean copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

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Condition: New. Atlantis: An Elegy (Paperback or Softback).

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 86 pages. With drawings. Arranged by themes: Political, social comment, places, regional pride, culture, sports, scandals and love affairs, etc.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First American Edition; dj w/chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; 372 clean, unmarked pages+index; A study of the history of Europe through thirteen memior writers (Mme de Motteville, La Grand Mademoiselle, Burnet, Saint Simon, Wilhelimina of Prussia, Lord Hervey, Horace Walpole, Fanny Burney, Mme Campan, Mme Adam, etc). …

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Ungekürzte Ausgabe - Doppelband. 440 S. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 284 8° TB, geringer Knick in Einband Rückseite.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Ex. Library Book; 22 pages.

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