A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880 & From 1880 to the Diamond Jubilee

Justin McCarthy

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1881

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A smartly bound set of this history of Britain from the accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880. Complete in four volumes together with a new edition volume. A detailed history of Britain, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, and from 1880 to the Diamond Jubilee. With chapters on science, Chartism, the Opium War, famine, young Ireland, the Exhibition in Hyde Park, literature, the Orsini Bombs, the Civil War in America, Reformation, Trades-Unions, Imperialism, home rule, the Jubilee, the South Africa Committee, and more. Written by Justin McCarthy, an Irish nationalist, journalist, historian, novelist and politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1879 to 1900. Bound in half blue morocco with patterned boards. Externally, very smart with light fading to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1894. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 890T17

Bibliographic Details

Title: A History of Our Own Times: From the ...

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London

Publication Date: 1881

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: None

Condition: Very Good Indeed

Book Type: book