Author: Henry, Lord Brougham
Title: Lives of Men of Letters and Science Who Flourished in the Time of George III
Description: London , Charles Knight, 1845-1846. Leather. A complete two volume set of this collection of biographies, with illustrations. A complete two volume set of Lives of Men of Letters and Science who Flourished in the time of George III, by Henry, Lord Brougham. The first volume explores the lives of Voltaire, Rousseau, Hume, Robertson, Black, Watt, Priestley, Cavendish, Davy and Simson. The second volume considers Johnson, Adam Smith, Lavoisier, Gibbon, Sir Joseph Banks and D'Alembert. With eight plates to volume one and six to volume two, including the frontispieces. Collated, complete. In half calf leather with marbled boards. Externally, generally lovely with some light rubbing to the boards. Previous owner shelf bookplate to both front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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