Description: I have here for sale a book entitled THE QUARTERLY REVIEW APRIL & JULY 1814 VOL XI published by John Murray, London, in 1814. First edition. This volume includes reviews on The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton; A Picturesque Journey to the North Cape by Skioldebrand, Letters on the Nicobar IslandsHistory of the AzoresTravels through Norway and Lapland by Von Buch; A Voyage Round the World performed by Order of his Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, Emperor of Russia by Lisiansky; and "The Corsair" by Lord Byron.Works of Confucius by MarshmanElements of Agricultural Chemistry by Humphry DavyThe Quarterly Review was a literary and political periodical founded in march 1809 by London publishing house John Murry. It ceased publication in 1967. Initially, the Quarterly was set up primarily to counter the influence on public opinion of the "Edinburgh Review". Early contributors included Secretaries of the Admiralty John Wilson Croker and Sir John Barrow, Poet Laureate Robert Southey, poet-novelist Sir Walter Scott, and others. The periodical published reviews of new works, which were often highly politicized and on occasion dismissive. Half bound tan leather on marbled hardboards. Minor wear to the boards. Burgundy title block and brown number block with gilt lettering and gilt decoration on the spine. Bookplate of Edward Parker of Browsholme in the County of York on the front endpaper. Minor marks, browning, and light foxing on some pages. All pages are firm and the book is in very good condition. 526 pages. 22 x 13.5 cm.We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy. Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.
Price: 39.99 GBP
Location: Whitegate, Cheshire
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Binding: Fine Binding
Non-Fiction Subject: Travel Guides & Travel Stories
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Region: Europe
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: QUARTERLY REVIEW
Publisher: John Murray
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Year Printed: 1814
Original/Facsimile: Original
