2005, ISBN: 9780393052107

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. xxiii, 392 pages; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First American edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of th… Mehr…

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. xxiii, 392 pages; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First American edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Daughters of a poor Methodist minister, the Macdonald sisters started life precariously stationed in the lower-middle class. Denied the advantage of a traditional education, or the expectation of social advancement, as wives and mothers they made a single family of a famous painter (Georgiana's husband, pre-Raphaelite Edward Burne-Jones), a president of the royal Academy (Agnes' husband, painter-critic Edward Pointer), a prime minister (Louisa's son Stanley Baldwin) and a poet (Alice's son Rudyard Kipling). They lived at an exceptional moment in British history, and their journey from provincial obscurity to metropolitan and imperial grandeur symbolized the energy and vitality of 19th-century Britain." - Publisher. . 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible., W. W. Norton & Company, 2005, 5<

2005, ISBN: 0393052109

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[EAN: 9780393052107], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company, New York and London], COLLECTIBLE, Jacket, xxiii, 392 pages; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First American e… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780393052107], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company, New York and London], COLLECTIBLE, Jacket, xxiii, 392 pages; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First American edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Daughters of a poor Methodist minister, the Macdonald sisters started life precariously stationed in the lower-middle class. Denied the advantage of a traditional education, or the expectation of social advancement, as wives and mothers they made a single family of a famous painter (Georgiana's husband, pre-Raphaelite Edward Burne-Jones), a president of the royal Academy (Agnes' husband, painter-critic Edward Pointer), a prime minister (Louisa's son Stanley Baldwin) and a poet (Alice's son Rudyard Kipling). They lived at an exceptional moment in British history, and their journey from provincial obscurity to metropolitan and imperial grandeur symbolized the energy and vitality of 19th-century Britain." - Publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Books<

ISBN: 9780393052107

W W Norton & Co Inc. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible e… Mehr…

W W Norton & Co Inc. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., W W Norton & Co Inc, 2.5<