A Memoir of the Life of Laurence Oliphant : and of Alice Oliphant, his wife. By Margaret Oliphant W. Oliphant. EDINBURGH : 1892.
by OLIPHANT, Mrs. (Margaret), (1828-1897) [ Oliphant, Laurence 1829-1888. ]
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Edinburgh : William Blackwood and Sons , 1892. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Large Octavo. Frontispiece - Portrait and one other plate. NEW EDITION. EDINBURGH : 1892. Hardback. Frontispiece; portrait and one internal plate. Original dark-blue cloth; gilt lettered spine. Black lettered cover. Untrimmed edges as issued. Original brown end-papers. Tight, bright and clean. Neat owner bookplate; no internal markings. Minor wear. VERY GOOD. (2), (xvii), 420 pages. Index. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]
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- Title
- A Memoir of the Life of Laurence Oliphant : and of Alice Oliphant, his wife. By Margaret Oliphant W. Oliphant. EDINBURGH : 1892.
- Author
- OLIPHANT, Mrs. (Margaret), (1828-1897) [ Oliphant, Laurence 1829-1888. ]
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece - Portrait and one other plate
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- CHURCH HISTORY : Oliphant, Alice Le Strange -1886. Oliphant, Alice Le Strange -1886. Oliphant, Laurence 1829-1888. Oliphant, Alice Le Strange d. 1886. Oliphant, Alice. Oliphant, Alice 1847?-1886. Oliphant, Alice Le Strange d. 1886 ; Biography. Oliphant,
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