Four portraits : studies of the eighteenth century / by Peter Quennell
1945, First Edition. London : Collins. Provenance: book plate of Martin Rodney Davies. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #453852
Physical description; 242 p., 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; James Boswell, the biographer. -- Edward Gibbon, the historian. -- Laurence Sterne, the novelist. -- John Wilkes, the patriot. Subjects; Boswell, James 1740-1795. Gibbon, Edward 1737-1794. Sterne, Laurence 1713-1768. Wilkes, John 1727-1797. Boswell, James. Gibbon, Edward. Wilkes, John. Boswell, James b.1740 Biography. Gibbon, Edward Biography. Sterne, Lawrence Biography. Wilkes, John 1727-1797 ; Biography. Gibbon, Edward 1737-1794 Criticism and interpretation. Sterne, Laurence 1713-1768 Criticism and interpretation. Wilkes, John 1725-1797 Criticism and interpretation. Boswell, James 1740-1795 Criticism and interpretation. Biography 18th century. English literature 18th century History and criticism. Authors, English 18th century ; Biography. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. Authors, English 18th century Criticism and interpretation.
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