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Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Good Cloth First Thus (1708-78) British statesman, known as ‘the Great Commoner’. He entered Parliament in 1735. Pitt was noted for his opposition to the foreign policies of prime ministers Walpole and Carteret and King George II. The crisis of the Seven Years' War (1756-63) made him effective head of the government. Widespread criticism of Pitt's dismissal (1757) brought about his reappointment as head of the government in coalition with the Duke of Newcastle. His ministry was a brilliant one, preserving and consolidating Britain's old empire and gaining a new one. Pitt placed his main efforts on successful attempts to conquer Canada and India. In 1761, he resigned after George III refused to declare war on Spain. After the war, he spoke out against the prosecution (1763) of John Wilkes and the imposition of the Stamp Act (1765) on the American colonies. The ministry he nominally headed from 1766 to 1768 was a confused and divided one. Created Earl Chatham in 1766, he retired to the House of Lords in 1768. There he spoke out against repression of the American colonies and in favour of any peace settlement that stopped short of granting independence.

Cover scuffed through use..Hardback,Ex-Library,with usual stamps markings, ,in good all-round condition,no dust jacket,159pages. 300g ISBN:

Condition: Good+ - in Good DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, nicked at the head of the spine, further wear to edges and tail. Tape remnants (offset) to endpapers. Price Clipped. Previous owners inscription to title page. Text bright and tight. :: Further Information: Contents: Introduction; The Dawn Of The Renaissance; The Prince And The State; The Arts; Florence: Cradle Of Humanism; Milan: City Of Strife; Rome: Splendour And The Papacy; Venice: The Golden Years; The Images Of Man; Women Of The Renaissance; The Spread Of The Renaissance; With Biographical Essays By: Morris Bishop; Garrett Mattingly; Kenneth Clark; Ralph Roeder; J. Bronowski; Iris Origo; H. R. Trevor-Roper; Denis Mack Smith; Maria Bellonci; ‡‡ NB: ISBN matched by author, title and publisher but not stated in the book ‡‡ First Edition. 431pp. Index. Weighs 2.500 Kg. which exceeds standard rates. ::

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ex library with markings, pages tanned, fast dispatch from UK seller sku100

Very-good copy - No writing - No tears - Tight spine - 161 pages

Cloth, dj, F/VG. 360pp, decorated endpapers, 84pp colour plates, illustrated in b/w throughout, index, a nice near fine copy, bookplate on pastedown, dustjacket a little rubbed.

Cloth, dj, F/VG. 360pp, decorated endpapers, 84pp colour plates, illustrated in b/w throughout, index, a nice near fine copy, dustjacket a little rubbed.