Isbn: 9780860077404 - lord rochester's monkey. being the life of john wilmot, the second earl of rochester. (18 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Light rub, light tanning to edges o/w clean, unmarked copy with crease-free spine. BP/BritHist/CharlesII.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. large paperback, pictorial gloss card covers, foxing to the edge of the first leaf, tightly bound and with a clean and unmarked text, illustrate din colour and b&w, 230pp.

Omega edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: 231 p. : ill. ports., facsims. ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-223) and index. Subjects: Rochester, John Wilmot Earl of 1647-1680. Poets, English 17th century ; BiographyGreat Britain Court and courtiers 17th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. 229pp, illustrations, some in colour. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No marks or inscriptions. Crease to upper corner of front cover, none rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked very slightly rubbed boards and no bumping to corners. 231pp. John Wilmot was the most notorious rake of Charles II's court, famed for his lecheries, wild pranks and drunkenness, feared for his biting wit and also one of the finest lyrical and satirical poets of his age. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9.75 x 7.5 inches. …

Omega edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: 231 p. : ill. ports., facsims. ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-223) and index. Subjects: Rochester, John Wilmot Earl of 1647-1680. Poets, English 17th century ; BiographyGreat Britain Court and courtiers 17th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. 231pp, frontis colour portrait, colour pls, b/w illus, tight,crisp and clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 231 pages. Illustrated.

Paperback. Condizione: Good +/Very Good. Reprint. 231 pages. Pictorial shiny paperback covers have some wear to corners, lightening to spine, light wear to spine-ends and edges, pages very clean and sound.

Paper covers. Condizione: V.g. No Jacket. 1st edition. Biography of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, an outstandingly immoral character. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Paperback cover has a sunned spine. The contents are clean and flat with full-colour plates throughout. There is also a full-colour illustration on the half-title page and a full colour frontispiece.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint; First Printing. Minor shelf wear, light reading creases to slightly sunned spine. ; First printing in this edition with no other printings listed. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork portrait of John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester, attributed to Jacob Huysman. Large heavy book and priced accordingly. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 232 pages; Biography of the noted Restoration rake and libertine, originally written by Greene in the early 1930s but due to its subject failed to find a publisher until nearly forty years later. Copiously illustrated edition with contemporary portriats, drawings and engravings.…

Illustrated Soft Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. 231 pages. Being the Life of John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester. An Omega Book. Illustrated.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Thus. Subtitle:being the Life of John Wilmont,Second Earl of Rochester.Illustrated:Colour Plates/Black & White.Tiny bump to 1 crnr[front cover].

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. s/t: Being the Life of John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester "Lord Rochester's Monkey" was written between 1931 and 1934 and, because of the reputation of its subject, the notorious Restoration libertine and poet, the book failed to find a publisher. Rochester was the most prominent of rakes. He was also a fine lyrical and satirical poet whose work, in Greene's opinion, has been greatly underestimated, being overshadowed by his life of lechery and drunkenness, wild pranks and practical jokes. At court, Charles II suffered but respected Rochester's coruscating satires, joined in his erotic escapades and rewarded him with distinctions. Yet the last thirteen years of his life were "clouded by the fumes of drink" and literary quarrels. On his deathbed in 1680 - he was only 33 - he called for Dr Burnet and repented. His friend Etheridge wrote of him: "I know he is a devil, but had something of the angel yet undefac'd in him".…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller.