The Dictionary of National Biography. Founded in 1882 By George Smith. 1931-1940. With an Index Covering the Years 1901-1940 In One Alphabetical Series.

Edited By L. G. Wickham Legg

Published by Oxford University Press, London England, 1949

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Hardback. Royal Society of Arts Library sticker to inside cover saying Withdrawn From the RSA Library. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. The Supplement to the Dictionary of National Biography which is now offered to the public contains the names of King George V and 729 of his subjects who dided during the decade from 1931 to 1940. The Editor has endeavoured to follow in the steps of his predecessors and to keep a mean between too much stiffness in refusing and too much easiness in admitting names, bearing in mind that the purpose of the Dictionary (as he conceives it) is to assist the sstudent by opening its doors as widely as circumstances and reason will permit. 968 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dictionary of National Biography. Founded in 1882 By George Smith. 1931-1940. With an Index Covering the Years 1901-1940 In One Alphabetical Series.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, London England
• Publication Date: 1949
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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