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DUKE HAMILTON IS DEAD! A Story Of Aristocratic Life And Death In Stuart Britain
| Author | Victor Stater |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very Good |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good |
| Binding | Hardcover - 341 pages |
| Published | Hill And Wang, New York 1999 |
| Our Ref # | 104967 |
Description
"Stater re-creates the desperate aristocratic world pf late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth century Britain... in which incivility and moral turpitude held sway beneath a thin veneer of aristocratic manners." In near fine, clean and bright internal order. Small ink mark to front pastedown. Smart grey paper-covered boards with blue cloth to spine, very lightly faded at base. VG unclipped d/j. Brown 'stains' are part of the jacket design (I've seen enough books where they are real!). 8vo. ixx, 322pp
£15.00
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