Edité par Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1982
Vendeur : Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 31470 shelf. Solid. Gold-stamped teal bds. 1982 name verso front cover. Clean text. No dust jacket. B/w photos, index 316 p. Book.
Edité par Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : Book Grove, RMABA, Glenwood Springs, CO, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : RMABA
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. DJ lightly rubbed, otherwise very clean, tight and bright.
Edité par Faber and Faber, 2013. 9780571300099, 2013
ISBN 10 : 057130009X ISBN 13 : 9780571300099
Vendeur : Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, Royaume-Uni
Faber Finds edn. 8vo. Original printed card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. x + 316, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).
Edité par Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition.
Edité par Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:029778014X.
Edité par Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.4.
Edité par Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
First Edition. 1982 1st edition with BH&W illustrations; tightly bound in green cloth with silver lettering to spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped; evidence of spillage on inner surface of back panel (nowhere else affected). Slight yellowing to page fore-edges; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.
Edité par Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : GREENSLEEVES BOOKS, Oxford, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : good. 029778014X. 1982, clean copy, ex lib stamps etc, front end paper missing, no m arkings, Professional booksellers since 1981.
Edité par Faber and Faber, 2013
ISBN 10 : 057130009X ISBN 13 : 9780571300099
Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Edité par Faber & Faber, 2013
ISBN 10 : 057130009X ISBN 13 : 9780571300099
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 334 pages. 9.06x6.06x1.18 inches. In Stock.
Edité par Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very good. Etat de la jaquette : Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. x, 316, [2] pages Illustrations. Notes. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. DJ has minor wear and soiling. Denis Judd was born in Northamptonshire in 1938. He won a State Scholarship to Oxford, where he took his first degree in Modern History at Magdalen College, going on to study for a Ph.D. at London University, on: 'A. J. Balfour and the evolution and problems of the British Empire 1874-1906.' He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has been Head of History, and is now Professor Emeritus of Imperial and Commonwealth History, at the London Metropolitan University. In his research, writing and broadcasting he has specialized in the British Empire and Commonwealth, especially South Africa and India. He has also written extensively on British history, on aspects of the monarchy, and among his biographies is the authorized life of the children's author Alison Uttley. Rufus Isaacs was in his day the first commoner to rise to the rank of marquess since the Duke of Wellington. Born into a lively Jewish family, he left school aged 14, yet made his name as a brilliant QC before being elected to the Commons as a Liberal in 1904. Smeared during the Marconi scandal of 1913 he survived to be appointed Lord Chief Justice, and elevated to the peerage in 1914. He would go on to be Ambassador to the United States, Viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary. For this major work, Denis Judd drew upon private papers in order to place Rufus Isaacs' complex career in perspective and so provide an overdue reassessment of one of the most outstanding public figures of the twentieth century. Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC (10 October 1860 - 30 December 1935), known as The Earl of Reading from 1917 to 1926, was a British Liberal politician and judge, who served as Lord Chief Justice of England,[1] Viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary, the last Liberal to hold that post. The second practicing Jew to be a member of the British cabinet (the first being Herbert Samuel, who was also a member of H. H. Asquith's government), Isaacs was the first Jew to be Lord Chief Justice, and the first, and as yet, only British Jew to be raised to a marquessate. Rufus Isaacs was the first commoner to rise to the rank of marquess since the Duke of Wellington. Born into a lively Jewish family engaged in the London fruit trade, he went on to become a brilliant QC, Lord Chief Justice, Special Wartime Ambassador to the United States, Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary. A stalwart of the Liberal Party, he first won a Commons seat in 1904 and was soon a Cabinet Minister, trusted by Asquith, and at the same time very close to the controversial Lloyd George. His life abounded in paradox: leaving school at fourteen, he was later to hold his own with the best minds in international politics; a rebellious child, he came to personify the grave majesty of the law; once a ship's boy, he ruled over the Indian empire; 'hammered' as a stock jobber. he became a respected Liberal elder statesman; smeared during the Marconi scandal and subject to anti-semitic attack, he was promptly appointed Lord Chief Justice and raised to the peerage as Lord Reading. In this scholarly and engaging biography, written with the full co-operation of the present Marquess of Reading and based upon many private papers, Dr. Denis Judd has put Rufus Isaacs's complex and varied career in proper perspective and provides an overdue assessment of one of the most outstanding - and underrated - public figures of the twentieth century. This book has a good deal of new material: for example, on why Asquith shielded Isaacs during the Marconi controversy; on the part Reading took in helping to resolve the General Strike in 1926; and on his contribution, as an elder statesman, to the work of Ramsay MacDonald's National governments. Reading was the man who prosecuted the poisoner Seddon, who tried Sir Roger Casement for treason and who defended George V against the accusation.
Edité par Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982
ISBN 10 : 029778014X ISBN 13 : 9780297780144
Vendeur : BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.39.