Author: MACAULAY, LORD THOMAS BABINGTON
Title: The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete: Edited by His Sister, Lady Trevelyan (Complete in Eight Volumes)
Description: London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1875. Reprint. Leather. Beautifully bound in brown half morocco over marbled boards, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, intricate gilt tooling in the remainder , gilt borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC (1800 – 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history were hailed as literary masterpieces. He held political office as Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841 and Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848. He played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India. He supported the replacement of Persian by English as the official language, the use of English as the medium of instruction in all schools, and the training of English-speaking Indians as teachers. In his thought Macaulay divided the world into civilized nation and barbarism, with Britain representing the high point of civilization. He was wedded to the "Idea of Progress, especially in terms of the liberal freedoms. He opposed radicalism while idealizing historic British culture and traditions. All of the volumes are unmarked, tight, square and clean, with only minor edgewear. This is a large and heavy set - additional shipping charges may apply. An extremely handsome set. NEAR FINE. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Literarture; Essays; History; Fine Binding; History Novels, Poetry & Literature Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
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Title: The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete: Edited by His Sister, Lady Trevelyan (Complete in Eight Volumes)
Description: London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1875. Reprint. Leather. Beautifully bound in brown half morocco over marbled boards, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, intricate gilt tooling in the remainder , gilt borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC (1800 – 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history were hailed as literary masterpieces. He held political office as Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841 and Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848. He played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India. He supported the replacement of Persian by English as the official language, the use of English as the medium of instruction in all schools, and the training of English-speaking Indians as teachers. In his thought Macaulay divided the world into civilized nation and barbarism, with Britain representing the high point of civilization. He was wedded to the "Idea of Progress, especially in terms of the liberal freedoms. He opposed radicalism while idealizing historic British culture and traditions. All of the volumes are unmarked, tight, square and clean, with only minor edgewear. This is a large and heavy set - additional shipping charges may apply. An extremely handsome set. NEAR FINE. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Literarture; Essays; History; Fine Binding; History Novels, Poetry & Literature Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
Price: US$ 1600.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 16765
- Book number: 16765
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