Miscellanies: Literary & Historical (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Lord Rosebery
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1921
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Miscellanies; Literary & Historical presents a commanding two-volume collection of essays that articulate the intellectual breadth and political acuity of one of Britain’s most eloquent statesmen. He chronicles pivotal moments in British history, profiles influential figures such as Pitt, Napoleon, and Chatham, and reflects on the responsibilities of leadership with incisive wit and rhetorical precision. The set illustrates Rosebery’s mastery of historical narrative and literary criticism, blending personal insight with scholarly rigor. His commentary on empire, governance, and public duty instructs readers in the moral and strategic dimensions of statecraft. Published in 1921, this first edition stands as a testament to Rosebery’s enduring influence on British political thought and historical interpretation.
Author: Lord Rosebery
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1921
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Miscellanies; Literary & Historical presents a commanding two-volume collection of essays that articulate the intellectual breadth and political acuity of one of Britain’s most eloquent statesmen. He chronicles pivotal moments in British history, profiles influential figures such as Pitt, Napoleon, and Chatham, and reflects on the responsibilities of leadership with incisive wit and rhetorical precision. The set illustrates Rosebery’s mastery of historical narrative and literary criticism, blending personal insight with scholarly rigor. His commentary on empire, governance, and public duty instructs readers in the moral and strategic dimensions of statecraft. Published in 1921, this first edition stands as a testament to Rosebery’s enduring influence on British political thought and historical interpretation.