An abridgment of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England. From the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George the Second and continued to the General Peace in the year 1815. In two volumes - Volume 2 only ! Original hardcover of that time. Two minor spots on title page, otherwise in clean good condition, no marks, no spots.This is an original book, not a reprint.

Goldsmith, Oliver

Published by Bossange and Masson,Paris/Tournachon-Molin,Lyons, 1817

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An abridgment of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England. From the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George the Second and continued to the General Peace in the year 1815. In two volumes - Volume 2 only ! Original hardcover of that time. Two minor spots on title page, otherwise in clean good condition, no marks, no spots.This is an original book, not a reprint. 281 S. Oliver Goldsmith (* 10. November 1728 in Smith-Hill House bei Elphin, Roscommon, Irland; 4. April 1774 in London) war ein irischer Schriftsteller und Arzt, der für seinen Roman Der Pfarrer von Wakefield (1766), sein pastorales Gedicht The Deserted Village (1770) und seine Stücke The Good-natur'd Man (1768) und She Stoops to Conquer (1773) bekannt ist. Unter dem Einfluss von Buffon verfasste er eine umfangreiche Naturgeschichte: A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, die postum 1774 erschien und bis Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts mehrere Auflagen erfuhr. Das achtbändige Werk erlangte in England eine ähnliche Popularität wie Brehms Tierleben als der Brehm" in Deutschland. Wikipedia.

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• Title: An abridgment of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England. From the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George the Second and continued to the General Peace in the year 1815. In two volumes - Volume 2 only ! Original hardcover of that time. Two minor spots on title page, otherwise in clean good condition, no marks, no spots.This is an original book, not a reprint.
• Publisher: Bossange and Masson,Paris/Tournachon-Molin,Lyons
• Publication Date: 1817
• Binding: Hardcover
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