Wives of Fame: Mary Livingstone, Jenny Marx, Emma Darwin Tapa dura - 1986

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fading on spine of jacket.

Pan Macmillan. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Sidgwick & Jackson, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. h/b 210 pages, condition is very good. Here are portraits of three very different Victorian women, all of whom married men of exceptional talent, energy and genius. To be the wife of such frenetic, explosive characters as David Livingstone, Karl Marx or Charles Darwin, especially at this period in history demanded rare qualities. Yet the late twentieth-century view of these women is perhaps best summed up in the frequently heard comment: 'I didn't know he had a wife.' The mid-nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented movement and upheaval. The revolutions of 1848 set Europe ablaze and sent swarms of political disidents to seek freedom outside their homelands. Britain and her Empire were ruled by a young Queen Victoria, inspired by her enterprising, vigorous consort, Albert; it was a climate in which invention and discovery were encouraged. Men were creating new frontiers, both geographically and intellectually, and where… Leer más

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1986. Hardcover. Good.

London : Sidgwick & Jackson, 1986. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 210 pages; Physical description. : xiii, 210 p. , [24] p. Of plates : ill. , facsim. , geneal. Tables, maps, ports. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index: Bibliography: p. 197-200. Subject: Livingstone, Mary, 1821-1862. Livingstone, David, 1813-1873. Marx, Karl, 1818-1883. Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Livingstone, Mary - Biography. Marx, Jenny - Biography. Darwin, Emma - Biography. Darwin, Emma Wedgwood, 1808-1896. Marx, Jenny, 1814-1881. Darwin, Emma1 1808-1896.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1986 The book has library markings. The dust jacket is wrapped in plastic and has minor wear. The edges of the book have light spotting. 210 pages with a few b&w photographic pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). Ex Library.

Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1986-04-10. Hardcover. Good.