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The English in the West Indies or the Bow of Ulysses
by James Anthony Froude
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1888. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". James Anthony Froude; G. Pearson. New edition of this illustrated travelogue of the West Indies by James Anthony Froude in a charming prize binding. Early edition of this work, first published in the same year. Bound without publisher's catalogue to rear. James Anthony Froude was an English historian and editor, known for his scandalous novel The Nemesis of Faith (1849) before becoming one of the most famous historians of his time. This book concerns the West Indies, with discussions on colonialism, and descriptions of the author's travels, impressions, and observations of places such as Barbados, Pere Labat, Tobago, and more. Charming descriptive text is accompanied by illustrations engraved on wood by G. Pearson after drawings by the author. All eight full page plates present. In prize binding from the Rugby School, with armorial blind stamp to front board and bookplate to front pastedown. Rebound in full calf with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine, armorial blind stamp to front board, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, light rubbing to spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 842A55
- Title
- The English in the West Indies or the Bow of Ulysses
- Author
- James Anthony Froude
- Illustrator
- James Anthony Froude; G. Pearson
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- west indies illustrated james anthony froude travel illustrated
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Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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