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Benjamin Disraeli: Scenes from an Extraordinary Life

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#298238
Titel	Benjamin Disraeli: Scenes from an Extraordinary Life
Auteur	Langley, Helen
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Oxford : The Bodleian Library
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	1851240942
ISBN13	9781851240944
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, gilt letteerd spine, dust jacket, illustrations in colour and b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Byronic adventurer, dandy, and prolific novelist, Benjamin Disraeli was a complex and controversial political figure who finally ascended the "Greasy Pole" to become Conservative Prime Minister in 1868 and again in 1874. Six essays examine central themes in Disraeli's personal and public life, as well as his diplomatic and writing careers? five by leading scholars and one by a former Chancellor of the Exchequer. It also includes the catalog from the 2003-2004 exhibition at the Bodleian Library, which focused on some of the key stepping stones in Disraeli's long and fascinating life, including his career as a novelist. Among the items illustrated and discussed are the "Mutilated Diary," personal and political letters, political cartoons from the John Johnson Collection o... (Lees verder)f printed ephemera, images from Disraeli's "Gallery of Affection," and the fan signed by the delegates to the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
Pagina's	156
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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