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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from ...Show synopsisThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...design to have made this history more pleasing at the expense of truth, it had been easily performed, but I chose to describe the man as he was, not such as imagination could have helped in completing his picture: he will be found to have been a weak man, governing weaker subjects, and may be considered as resembling a monarch of Cappadocia, whom Cicero somewhere calls, " the little king of a little people." But while I have been careful in describing the monarch, his dominions have claimed no small share of my attention. I have given an exact account of the rise, regulation, and nature of the amusements of the city at Bath; how far Nash contributed to establish and refine them, and what pleasure a stranger may expect there upon his arrival. Such anecdotes as are at once true and worth preserving are produced in their order, and some stories are added, which, though commonly known, more necessarily belong to this history than to the places from whence they have been extracted. But it is needless to point out the pains that have been taken, or the entertainment that may be expected from the perusal of this performance. It is but an indifferent way to gain the reader's esteem, to be my own panegyrist; nor is this preface so much designed to lead him to beauties, as to demand pardon for defects. History owes its excellence more to the writer's manner than to the materials of which it is composed. The intrigues of courts, or the devastation of armies, are regarded by the remote spectator with as little attention as the squabbles of a village, or the fate of a malefactor, that falls under his own observation. The great and the little, as they have the same senses, and the same affections, generally present the same picture to the hand of the draughtsma...Hide synopsis
Description:Acceptable. 12mo. Hardcover, 1878. 558 pages, bound, with...Acceptable. 12mo. Hardcover, 1878. 558 pages, bound, with frontispiece, in green cloth with gilt signature on front and gilt lettering on spine. Spine darkened. Tissue-guard for frontispiece is moderate torn (~1.5" x 1.5"). Hinges are splitting, though still tethered. The textblock is square, and the pages are clean. Significant tearing and chipping to front free end paper. Light soiling to title page. Moderate head wear; mild chipping to foot and corners. Slight edgewear. Offered by the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectible department of Better World Books. Your purchase benefits global literacy programs. 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
Description:Acceptable. 12mo. Hardcover, 1878. 558 pages, bound, with...Acceptable. 12mo. Hardcover, 1878. 558 pages, bound, with frontispiece, in green cloth with gilt signature on front and gilt lettering on spine. Spine darkened. Tissue-guard for frontispiece is moderate torn (~1.5" x 1.5"). Hinges are splitting, though still tethered. The textblock is square, and the pages are clean. Significant tearing and chipping to front free end paper. Light soiling to title page. Moderate head wear; mild chipping to foot and corners. Slight edgewear. Offered by the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectible department of Better World Books. Your purchase benefits global literacy programs. 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
Description:Good. Four separately bound books with dark covers with gold...Good. Four separately bound books with dark covers with gold titles. Minor chipping; tops of spines and corners worn. Bindings are tight; 12mo 6 3/4"-7 3/4" Tall; Additional shipping charges may be requested for International orders.
Description:Fair-Good. Volume four of a four volume set. Text is clean and...Fair-Good. Volume four of a four volume set. Text is clean and unmarked. Cloth is worn at corners and edges. X-library bookplate appears on front endpaper. Cloth shows minor wear. corners and spine are bumped. text is clean. has a library sticker on end paper.
Description:Good with no dust jacket. Volume I of four; three quarter...Good with no dust jacket. Volume I of four; three quarter leather over marbled boards with matching endpapers and marbled edges; spinr labels gone, bit of leather gone from top of spine, various rubs and scuffs, foxing to prelims.
Description:L1-Book cover is slightly worn, has a 2" tear on the bottom left...L1-Book cover is slightly worn, has a 2" tear on the bottom left side of the first page, has some tiny chipping and wrinkling on the side opposite the spine of some inside pages, previous owner's name and address stamped on the title page, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good.
Title: The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Including a Variety of Pieces Now First Collected, Volume 3... Author:Oliver Goldsmith ISBN-13:9781276901635 ISBN:1276901631
Title: The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Including a Variety of Pieces Now First Collected, Volume 3... Author:Oliver Goldsmith ISBN-13:9781276883122 ISBN:1276883129
Title: The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Including a Variety of Pieces Now First Collected, Volume 3... Author:Oliver Goldsmith ISBN-13:9781276291521 ISBN:1276291523
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