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Hardback. Zustand: Good. The Prussian king Frederick I is today best remembered for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria, and Russia during the Seven Years' War. But in his youth, tormented by a spectacularly cruel and dyspeptic father, the future military genius was drawn to the flute and French poetry, and throughout his long life counted nothing more important than the company of good friends and great wits. This was especially evident in his longstanding, loving, and vexing relationship with Voltaire. An absolute ruler who was allergic to pomp, a non-hunter who wore no spurs, a reformer of great zeal who maintained complete freedom of the press and religion and cleaned up his country's courts, a fiscal conservative and patron of the arts, the builder of the rococo palace Sans Souci and improver of the farmers' lot, maddening to his rivals but beloved by nearly everyone he met, Frederick was--notwithstanding a penchant for merciless teasing--arguably the most humane of enlightened despots. In Frederick the Great, a richly entertaining biography of one of the eighteenth century's most fascinating figures, the trademark wit of the author of Love in a Cold Climate finds its ideal subject. …

Hardbound. Zustand: Fair. Collectible - Ex-Library with Markings; 134 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: UsedGood. Hardcover; light fading and shelf wear to exterior; boards slightly bowed; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding. Dust jacket show s scuffing and shelf wear.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good -. Later Printing. Edgewear and insect damage along edges of dj.

Zustand: New.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st. First American Edition; dj w/chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; 372 clean, unmarked pages+index; A study of the history of Europe through thirteen memior writers (Mme de Motteville, La Grand Mademoiselle, Burnet, Saint Simon, Wilhelimina of Prussia, Lord Hervey, Horace Walpole, Fanny Burney, Mme Campan, Mme Adam, etc).…

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st. First British Edition; dj w/lite chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; 324 clean, unmarked pages/index. Frontis Porttrait (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1955 printing; dj w/lite chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; rust c w/black titles; owner's name; 200 clean, unmarked pages+catalogue.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1950 printing; dj w/chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; rust c w/black titles; owner's name; 200 clean, unmarked pages+catalogue.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. First Edition. Hardcover edition. First printing from Crowell publishers (1955). Like New condition without a crisp Like New dust jacket. Wood engravings by Joan Hassall. The covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Hassall, Joan (illustrator). …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gut. 440 Seiten Das Buch ist ordentlich erhalten und kann altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren aufweisen. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 300.

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gut. 395 S. : Ill. , 18 cm Die Einbandkanten des ansonsten gut erhaltenen Taschenbuchs sind leicht bestoßen und die Seitenränder, wohl papierbedingt, nachgedunkelt. Frederick the Great <dt. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 300.

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Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. History of Our Time, 1885-1911. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. Recent Revelations of European Diplomacy. Book.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Zustand: New.