Isbn: 9780224030472 - the queen's chameleon: the life of john byrom : a study of conflicting loyalties: life of john byrom - a study in conflicting loyalties (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: 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.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Zustand: Very Good. 1994. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Very Good. 1994. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. . . . .

Zustand: Used: Like New. This is an unread copy with no inscriptions. It has a fine, unclipped dustjacket. It will be posted from the UK within 24 hours in a padded envelope by a family run bookstore. Please let me know if you require photos of the actual book and I will send them through to you.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. dust jacket has edge-ware bumping and minor marks, price unclipped, 276pp, pages clean and VG condition.

Zustand: Very Good. NEW/UNUSED - dust jacket has light marks and outer edges have minor scuffs. Book content is in like new condition.

Original publisher's red paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: frontispiece portrait, [xij], 276pp., illustrations, acknowledgements, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Very fine copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Inscription inside, otherwise as new. Appears unread.

Hardback. Zustand: Mint. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in mint, unmarked condition bound in burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. John Byrom (1691-1763) was an enigma, a playboy, a philosopher, a poet and possibly a spy. On the one hand a pillar of the Establishment Byrom was also an active and secret Jacobite who conducted a wild affair with Queen Caroline. At least one of Byrom's close associates went to the gallows to protect his good name in high society while George II, unaware of the traitor at the gate, granted him by Act of Parliament a monopoly license top teach his new system of phonetic shorthand to leading political and social figures who might have caused to conceal their communications. Not content with being a member of the Royal society with Isaac Newton as well as the Freemasons. Byrom formed a secret society known as the Cabala Club through which he amassed a collection of mystical drawing and architectural designs in his search for a new model of the universe. Through the poems he published in the leading journals of the day he planted oblique references to his seditious ideas and yet he survived again and again, returning to the bosom of his loving family, tormented in his later years by the trail of duplicity he had left in his quest for a more just and honest mode of thought than the prevailing Hanovarian mores. Ref KKK 3.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Hardcover edition. ISBN #0224030477.