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The Peace of the Augustans : A Survey of Eighteenth Century Literature as a Place of Rest and Refreshment

Name: The Peace of the Augustans : A Survey of Eighteenth Century Literature as a Place of Rest and Refreshment
Author: Saintsbury, George

Book Description

Titles, preface & contents to front. A scholarly account of the best of Eighteenth century literature in which the author attempts also to make the subject somewhat more attractive to the general reader; with chapters on: Dryden; Pope; Johnson; Boswell; Goldsmith; the Novel; Letters; Diaries; Verse; Drama; Anstey & Sheridan.

Dealer Notes

First Edition; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; half-leather(green) binding with marbled boards, five raised bands to spine; Gilt titles spine; Previous owner's signature inside front cover dated 1946; Spine leather slightly browned with age; Includes index.

Author Saintsbury, George

Date 1946

Binding Hardcover (Half Leather)

Publisher G. Bell and Sons Ltd., London

Condition Near Fine Condition

Pages x + 399

Price: £40.00

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