This first-ever biography of William Beckford provides a unique look at eighteenth-century British history from the perspective of the colonies. Even in his own time, Beckford was seen as a metaphor for the dramatic changes occurring during this era. He was born in 1709 into a family of wealthy sugar planters living in Jamaica, when the colonies were still peripheral to Britain. By the time he died in 1770, the colonies loomed large and were considered the source of Britain's growing global power. Beckford grew his ...
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This first-ever biography of William Beckford provides a unique look at eighteenth-century British history from the perspective of the colonies. Even in his own time, Beckford was seen as a metaphor for the dramatic changes occurring during this era. He was born in 1709 into a family of wealthy sugar planters living in Jamaica, when the colonies were still peripheral to Britain. By the time he died in 1770, the colonies loomed large and were considered the source of Britain's growing global power. Beckford grew his fortune in Jamaica, but he spent most of his adult life in London, where he was elected Lord Mayor twice. He was one of the few politicians to have experienced imperial growing pains on both sides of the Atlantic, and his life offers a riveting look at how the expanding empire challenged existing political, social, and cultural norms.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Yale University Press, 2013. 1st printing. A crisp and unmarked copy. 290pp. Dust jacket has a crease to back flap. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Hardcover First edition with dust jacket. Some sticker residue on back jacket panel. Light wear to the edges of the jacket. Internally pages are clean, unmarked and the binding is sound. Prompt shipping.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0300166753. The first biography of Beckworth, owner of a wealthy sugar plantation in Jamaica and also elected twice as Lord Mayor of London. Contains an index, bibliography and end notes. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. This book appears to have been unread. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings or creases.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"-9" tall; 290 pages.
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First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), xii, 290pp. Text illustrations. Original brown boards, dustwrapper. Minor bumping to the upper corners of the boards, else the book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 9780300166750.
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