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Ask a question or Order this book Browse our books Search our books Book dealer info | Author: FROUDE, JAMES ANTHONY (1818-1894) Title: History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the defeat of the Spanish Armada Description: London : Longman's. Green & Co. [n.d. ca. 1900?] 1900. Popular Edition. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked brown cloth. Black-tooled decorative borders to front and rear panels. Some wear and light fraying around the spine bands. Panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's signature facing the half-title page of each volumes. with a small ink stamp to the title page of volume 1. Some very light tanning evident around the margins. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 0 pages; Description: 12v. 19cm. Contents: v. 1-3. Henry the Eighth -- v. 4. Henry the Eighth. Edward the Sixth -- v. 5. Edward the Sixth. Mary -- v. 6. Mary. Elizabeth -- v. 7-12. Elizabeth.Subjects: Great Britain -- History -- 1485-1603. Tudors. Biographical note: James Anthony Froude was an English historian and biographer whose 'History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada'. fundamentally altered the whole direction of Tudor studies. Froude's seminal history was based upon very wide research in English and continental archives. and 'at once established his claim to rank among the greatest English prose writers of the 19th century. Probably no previous history has incorporated so much unpublished material' - D.N.B. by James Anthony Froude - [Complete in 12 volumes].Weight in Kg appr.: Keywords: Price: EUR 395.00 = appr. US$ 429.30 Seller: MW Books - Book number: 218182 |