Letters on the Study and Use of History. To which are added, Two other Letters, and Reflection upon Exile. Vol. II only
by ST. JOHN, Henry, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Coventry, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: A. Millar. Brown gilt ruled leather boards, ornately decorated spine, missing one label, smalll split in cloth top edge of spine. 286 pp plus contents. Slight foxing on blank pages, contents tight, and clean. NOT an ex-lib. Bolingbroke's political philosophy influenced the thinking of early American figures such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison and their beliefs re "republicanism." . Good Plus. Hardcover. 1752.
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- Seller
- Sheila B. Amdur (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 022880
- Title
- Letters on the Study and Use of History. To which are added, Two other Letters, and Reflection upon Exile. Vol. II only
- Author
- ST. JOHN, Henry, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Millar
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1752
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- English literature
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About the Seller
Sheila B. Amdur
Biblio member since 2008
Coventry, Connecticut
About Sheila B. Amdur
Specializing in the history of medicine and psychiatry; Connecticut History; scholarly books; rare and antiquarian; general stock.
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