A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780)
by Gosse, Edmund
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co Ltd, London, 1917. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Seven hundred grams; X, 420 pages, last two pages blank, indexed, includes bibliography. First printed in 1889, this is the ninth reprint. The book considers poetry, drama and prose after the restoration, the work of Pope, Swift, Defoe, the dawn of naturalism in poetry, the novelists, Johnson and the philosophers and the poets of decadence. The top edge of the text block is darkened with age, and appears to have originally been untrimmed. Bumping into the lower corners of the boards, handling marks to the spine section, and bumping to the head and tail of the back strip. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Inventory No: 0218993. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0218993
- Title
- A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780)
- Author
- Gosse, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, authorship, 1700s Essays & Literary Criticism; Unbranded Gosse, Edmund A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780)
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Tail
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- Jacket
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