Author: MCCARTHY, JUSTIN; JUSTIN HUNTLY MCCARTHY
Title: A History of the Four Georges (Four Volumes, Complete)
Description: NY: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full burgundy cloth, uniform gilt lettering on spines. Volume I: published 1885; Volume II, 1900; Volumes III and IV, 1901. The four King Georges, who ruled England for most of the 18th Century, were, for the most part, ordinary men attempting to do an impossible job during extraordinary times. George I let those under him do the job and got carried away with his many mistresses and his drinking, and descended into a life of voluptuousness. Justin McCarthy was an Irishman, a talented newspaper reporter, and a member of Parliament. Covers modestly worn, former owner's signatures and dates on ffeps, otherwise unmarked, tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 321; 305; 349; 338 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

Keywords: History England George I George II George III George IV Kings and Queens of England


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