Speeches and Letters on American Affairs (Everyman's Library #340)
by BURKE, Edmund
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- Hardcover
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London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1945. Hardcover. A 1945 reprint of the 1908 issuance. Irish-born English statesman Edmund Burke (1729-1797) wrote and spoke often about the problems England was having with her American colonies. These thoughts are summarized in this Everyman's Library edition. With an introduction by High Law. E.L. no. 340 in Everyman's Library Oratory series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In EL binding style 3 with full orange cloth and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover and brown topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's rubberstampings to front & rear endpapers, inked signature to front free endpaper, and infrequent penciled underlinings, else a tightly-bound, sound copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; xiii, 295, 8 pages .
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- Bluebird Books (US)
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- Title
- Speeches and Letters on American Affairs (Everyman's Library #340)
- Author
- BURKE, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1945
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