About this title: This is a study of the 18th century. Nicolson called his book a gallery of portraits, e.g. Saint Simon, elegant, a social climber; the dashing Prince Potemkin; Count Cagliostro, practitioner of black arts; Thomas Paine, inflamer of the masses; Jacques Casanova, lover, pornographer, and con man. This single masterful volume synthesizes, through ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable and Co Limited, London
Date Published: 1960
Description: 1700-1789. Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in poor all round condition, suitable as a reading copy., 1000grams, ISBN: read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable and Co Limited
Date Published: 1960
Description: Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Ships within 24 hours. No dust jacket, 950grams, ISBN: read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable and Co Limited
Date Published: 1960
Description: Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a study copy. Ships within 24 hours. No dust jacket., 950grams, ISBN: read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: CONSTABLE
Date Published: 1960
Description: Hardback, no D/J. GOOD READING COPY. Cover stained, slight foxing, wear to head and tail of the spine. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: CONSTABLE
Date Published: 1960
Description: Published by Constable in 1960. Hardback without Dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Book
Publisher: Constable & Co
Date Published: 1960
Description: Very Good- in Good+ jacket. 424 pages. With plates. Dustjacket. Attractive maritime ex-libris of Paul Latcham, the well-known collector of and authority on ex-libris on front pastedown. Spine, covers & corners slightly worn. Dustjacket somewhat worn & chipped with a few tears repaired with tape from the inside of the dustjacket. Occasional foxing to some pages and edges. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Axios Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781604190113ISBN:1604190116
Description: Fair. Paperback, a good reading copy. Cover image is a stock image and may vary. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable, London
Date Published: 1960
Description: Good + in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 424 pp. blue cloth, sl. shelfwear + lean, top page edges sl. dusty, text clean; dw worn/torn some loss. read more
Binding: Hardback without dust wrapper.
Publisher: Readers Union
Date Published: 1972
Description: Good or better. Some shelf wear and staining to covers. Portraits of statesmen, thinkers, philosophers, writers and scientists, combined to tell a very readable history of Europe in the eighteenth century. Illustrated with mono plates. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: READERS UNION
Date Published: 1962
Description: Published by Readers Union in 1962. Hardback with Dust jacket. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Edition: 1st U.S. Ed.
Binding: Hardcover.
Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City
Date Published: 1961
Description: The Eighteenth Century in Reason and Violence Book is clean but spine is slightly cocked and bumped. Dustjacket has shelfwear to extremities. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Constable & Co Ltd
Date Published: 1961
Description: VERY GOOD. Looks little used. Some tanning and slight cover marks. Pencil price on blank front endpaper. Small pencil marks in Contents. No dust jacket. Main language English. No ISBN shown. Weight 957g. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable and Co 1960 1st.
Description: A new at this new age that took hold across Europe during the 100 years of the eighteenth century, illustrated, good to very good in original blue cloth. Useful reference book. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: CONSTABLE
Date Published: 1960
Description: Published by CONSTABLE in 1960. Hardback. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY #7766825 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Axios Press
Date Published: 2009-05-01
ISBN-13:9781604190113ISBN:1604190116
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
"A lively survey of 18th century culture in the form of brief biographies of major figures in British, French and German philosophy, literature, and politics. The underlying theme is that many of these "rational" people and their ideas were quirky and even loony."
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