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


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
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