Search Results: a history of eighteenth century literature by edmund gosse

Macmillan, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1906. 415 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

London: Macmillan. Good/No DJ. 1891. Reprint. Hard Cover. 8vo Original green cloth with bright gilt titling to spine, slightly soiled, bumped. No ownership inscription. viii 415 pages clean and tight. .

Macmillan, 1891T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1909 edition on blue cloth school/owners nameplate to end paper

Macmillan and Co Ltd, London, 1917. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Seven hundred grams; X, 420 pages, last two pages blank, indexed, includes bibliography. First printed in 1889, this is the ninth reprint. The book considers poetry, drama and prose after the restoration, the work of Pope, Swift, Defoe, the dawn of naturalism in poetry, the novelists, Johnson and the philosophers and the poets of decadence. The top edge of the text block is darkened with age, and appears to have originally been untrimmed. Bumping into the lower corners of the boards, handling marks to the spine section, and bumping to the head and tail of the back strip. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Inventory No: 0218993. .

Macmillan and Co, London, 1889. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair hardcover. ORIGINAL 1889 PRINTING. Text contains pencil underlining/marking. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Front hinge cracked but binding still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

London, Macmillan & Co., 1930.. viii+416pp. 8vo. Original cloth, slightly worn. Name on ffep. A very good copy.

Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is intact with some faded spots and faded lettering at the top of the spine. Twenty-four-page catalogue of textbooks included in the back. A previous owner's name label attached to the inside front binding. A second owner's name lightly written on the front free end paper. Half-title page has a closed tear at the margin but is attached.

Macmillan. GOOD-/No Jacket. 1898. Hard Cover. reading copy (B75) .

London : Macmillan, 1899. Hardcover. Good. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Rubbing to edges. Scattered underlining and markings. viii, 415 p., 19 cm.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-11-03. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-11-03. Paperback. Used:Good.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Pp. viii, 415, [4]-ads. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, light edge-wear and fraying to the cloth at head and foot of spine, light offsetting to the endpapers, but overall a good, clean copy.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A History of Eighteenth-Century Literature (1660 1780).

London: Macmillan and Co.. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 3/8" chip to cloth in front joint. Edges and corners of boards rubbed. Gutter split at rear hinge. Marginalia on rear endpaper. ; viii, [2], 415, [1] pages + [4] pages advertisements. Blue-green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 189 x 124mm. Edmund Gosse was Clark Lecturer in English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. Contents: Poetry after the Restoration; Drama after the Restoration; Prose after the Restoration, Pope, Swift and the Deists; Defoe and the Essayists; The Dawn of Naturalism in Poetry; The Novelists; Johnson and the Philosophers; The Poets of the Decadence; The Prose of the Decadence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. .

Cambridge University Press, 2013. Paperback. New. 415 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.25 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Published in 1889, Gosse's study of English literature from 1660 to 1780 was commissioned by Macmillan as the third volume in a series of literary histories. It was a landmark in a relatively new field of academic study, popular and accessible, providing an enthusiastic and wide-ranging introduction to the period.

London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1917. Reprint. . Cloth Bound Boards. Good/No Jacket. 1917 reprint. Size octavo, 415 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's advertisements. Black cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition good, corners and spine ends rubbed, gilt on spine has been rubbed and dulled a lot and is hardly visible, pages are browned at the edges else clean. Previous owner's name to front end-paper: "Malcolm Elwin, University College, Oxford. January 23rd 1922" This copy was owned by Malcolm Elwin who was later to become a biographer and literary critic. From Malcolm Elwin's own library, part of a large selection of his books we recently purchased from a highly reputable auctioneer. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Macmillan and Co, 1896. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None . A new edition of this study of eighteenth century literature by Edmund Gosse in full calf prize binding from King William's College. A new edition of this work. In prize binding from King William's College, Isle of Man, with bookplate to front pastedown. Edmund Gosse's history of eighteenth century English literature. A interesting volume illustrative of the movement and development of English literature from the days of the Restoration period, through to the age of Defoe, Johnson, and the literature of the Decadence. Rebound in full calf prize binding with five raised bands, titles in gilt to morocco spine label, gilt tooling to spine, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, rubbed to spine and joints. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Good