A history of Britain / Simon Schama: in three volumes
2002, First Edition, Reprint. New York : Hyperion. Fine cloth set in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #348030
Physical description; 416 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, photographs, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes; "Talk Miramax books." Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; [v. 1] At the edge of the world? (3000 BC-AD 1603): At the edge of the world? ; Conquest ; Sovereignty unbound? ; Aliens and natives ; King death ; Burning convictions ; The body of the queen -- v. 2. The wars of the British, (1603-1776): Re-inventing Britain ; Give Caesar his due? ; Looking for Leviathan ; Unfinished business ; Britannia incorporated ; The wrong empire -- v. 3. The fate of empire, (1776-2000): Forces of nature: the road to revolution? ; Forces of nature: the road to home ; The queen and the hive ; Wives, daughters, widows ; The empire of good intentions: investments ; The empire of good intentions: the dividend ; The last of bladesover? ; Endurance. Subjects; Great Britain History. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
Price: €125.00