Search Results: the works of lord macaulay complete by thomas babington macaulay

Longmans Green, London. unknown_binding. Good. in x in x in. hardcover, no author listed

Hurd & Houghton, New York. Fair with no dust jacket. 1874. Hardcover.

Nabu Press, 2010-09-07. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-01-17. Paperback. Used:Good.

Hansebooks. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

NY;London: Longmans Green & Co; Fred Defau & Company, 1903. Limited, Numbered Set# 326 of 1,000; Lovely tan c w/gilt titles; top edges gilt; colored frontis portraits; no date given (circa 1903). Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frontis Portraits. 8 vo.

Longmans, Green, 1879-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 8 volume set. 23 cm. Bound in contemporary leather, tree calf. Gilt spine. Page ends and endpapers marbled. Wear to edges and spines. Rear board of Vol. I deatched. Boards starting to Vol. III-VI. Clean, unmarked pages. Contents: v. 1-4. History of England.--v. 5-6. Critical and historical essays.--v. 7. Critical and historical essays. Biographies. Indian penal code. Contributions to Knight's quarterly magazine.--v. 8. Speeches. Lays of ancient Rome. Miscellaneous poems. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875. 8vo (9 x 6 x 15 inches). Three-quarter bound in black morocco-grain cloth with marbled-paper sides. Spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, intricate gilt tooling in the remainder. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. First vol. has frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Armoral bookplate of Howell Wharton Bickley (1842-80) to each front pastedown. "MButler" penciled on top of three bookplates. A handsome set, particularly when shelved. All volumes unmarked, tightly bound, square and clean. No evident repairs. Interiors are in exceptional condition for books nearly 150 years old, with only slight tanning. Exteriors show a good deal of reading and shelf wear and general abrasion. Rubbing and chipping at hinges and spine ends. A 1.5 inch gouge mars the spine of Vol. 5. Dents to top and bottom edges of the rear covers of Vols. 5 and 7. Part of the marbled is missing from the rear cover of Vol. 7 and front cover of… Read More

G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1898. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One of 1,000 numbered sets of the 'Whitehall Edition'. 20 volumes complete (10 vols. of essays, 10 vols. of history). Bound in publishers's polished brown calf over dark green cloth boards, gilt coat of arms on front covers, spines with gilt titling and gilt-ruled compartments (slight wear along edges of covers, some corners slightly bumped, minor rubbing to spines on two volumes). Macaulay (1800-1859), English author, essayist, historian and statesman. Macaulay's essays are a model of English prose, and offer incisive commentary upon diverse themes. PROVENANCE: Each volume has engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Bell; some volumes have bookplate of his son Edward Bell, Jr.; each volume has faint ink inscription noting that the set was a gift from 'Grandma Bell' .B/w Illustrations & Engraving.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1866. First Edition Thus. Leather bound. Near fine. The Works of Lord Macaulay, published in London in 1866 by Longmans, Green, and Co.. Octavo, [8 volumes]. Three-quarter leather, marbled paper boards. Title in gilt on spine with decorative gilt embellishments. Marbled endpapers and leaf ends. All eight volumes with light rubbing to covers, faint sunning to spines. Volume I with frontispiece portrait, torn half-title in Volume II, since repaired. A near fine example. Presented by students of Harrow School to Reverend H.W. Watson, with inscription on front flyleaf. Reverend Henry William Watson (1827-1903) was a scholar who attended King's College London and Trinity College Cambridge before working as the Mathematics Master at Harrow School from 1857-1865. Harrow, an all boys boarding school, is known for its number of accomplished alumni, including Lord Byron and Sir Winston Churchill. This copy was signed by 21 of Watson's sixth form students to commemorate his… Read More

London: Longmans, Green, and Co.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1875. Reprint. Leather. Beautifully bound in brown half morocco over marbled boards, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, intricate gilt tooling in the remainder , gilt borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC (1800 – 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history were hailed as literary masterpieces. He held political office as Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841 and Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848. He played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India. He supported the replacement of Persian by English as the official language, the use of English as the medium of instruction in all schools, and the training of English-speaking Indians as teachers. In his thought… Read More