The Political Ideas of the English Romanticists Crane Brinton

RARE SURVIVOR - A NEARLY 100-YEAR-OLD UNCOMMON BOOK WITH ITS VERY SCARCE DUST JACKET. BOTH IN BEAUTIFUL COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. The Political Ideas of the English Romanticists by Crane Brinton. Condition: a remarkable FINE/NEAR FINE or better antiquarian condition for a nearly 100-year-old book in its original dust jacket. Published in 1926 by Oxford University Press in Oxford, England. First edition, first printing. In its original dark green cloth covered boards with gilt spine lettering and decoration. Octavo with deckled fore-edge and bottom edge. 9" x 6." With its original dust jacket preserved in an archival Mylar wrap. SYNOPSIS Examines the political thought behind the English Romantic movement. Brinton analyzes how Romanticism, with its emphasis on individuality, nature, and emotion, was interconnected with and influenced political and social changes during that era. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Clarence Crane Brinton (February 25, 1898 - September 7, 1968) was an American historian of France, as well as a historian of ideas. His most famous work, The Anatomy of Revolution (1938) likened the dynamics of revolutionary movements to the progress of fever. His excellent academic performance enabled him to win a Rhodes Scholarship to attend Oxford University, receiving a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1923 for a thesis on "The political thought of the English Romanticists 1789-1832". Brinton then began teaching at Harvard University that same year, becoming full professor in 1942 and remaining at Harvard until his death. He was McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History from 1946 to 1968. Brinton was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1939 and the American Philosophical Society in 1953. In 1963 Brinton was elected president of the American Historical Association. He was also president of the Society for French Historical Studies. Condition Report: FINE by antiquarian standards. Book is FINE - square spine, firm hinges and joints, tight binding, sharp corners. Colorful and clean cloth. Minimal rubbing or dust. Some darkening to endpapers from the jacket. Lightly toned pages are clean and bright with no writing, ex libris marks, foxing or wear. Dust jacket is NEAR FINE or better for a 1926 jacket. Impressively clean and bright. Sun-toning to spine and margins. Unclipped. Negligible edge wear except for a small hairline tear to head of front panel and one small chip to head of spine. A superior book with its very scarce jacket and both in beautiful collectible condition.