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BRUNSKILL, IAN - General Editor - SANDERS, PROFESSOR ANDREW - Edited by: : GREAT VICTORIAN LIVES: AN ERA IN OBITUARIES

LONDON.TIMES BOOKS/HarperCollinsPublishers,2007.

ISBN 9780007259731.

UK,thick 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,colour photographic portrait of actress Sara Bernhardt to front panel and spine/ backstrip of dw/dj with white capitalised lettering also similarly repeated to the spine, rear panel of dw/dj with montaged,monochrome contemporary period portrait photographs of 8 other eminent Victorians: W E Gladstone, Robert Browning, Franz Liszt, Isambard K. Brunel, Benjamin Disraeli, W. G Grace, Florence Nightingale,and Charles Darwin respectively,as a border and white capitalised text.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked,glossy black lettering to spine/backstrip,a amaroon headband and immaculate plain maroon endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,v-xivpp+1-626pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,an Introduction by ian Brunskill (General Editor and Obituaries Editor for The Times),another Introduction by Professor Andrew Sanders (Editor),nearly 80 Obits+short potted biographies,some accompanied by contemporary period b/w portrait photographs and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional example for its cleanliness and brightness. It was during the Victorian era that the first obituaries appeared in The Times,documenting the lives of the great and the good.Nearly two centuries later our evaluation of many of these historical figures has changed,and deserves reassessment. Obituaries of some of the most significant and influential scientists, social reformers, composers,writers and politicians of the Victorian era - including Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Charles Dickens, William Gladstone, Karl Marx, Louis Pasteur, Christina Rosetti, Thomas Cook and Oscar Wilde - have been selected by Ian Brunskill,the Obituaries Editor of The Times. Professor Andrew Sanders has edited each obituary,with insightful commentary to reveal the subtexts and omissions of those early accounts. Arranged according to the date of their death - beginning with Thomas Arnold and finishing with Sarah Bernhardt - many are illustrated with rare pictures,these great lives offer a fascinating analysis of one of the most interesting eras in history,examining the society,people,values,and, indirectly,the legacy of the men and women who lived through,and influenced,the Victorian world. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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