James Anthony Froude ENGLISH SEAMEN IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 1895 Deluxe Leather-Bound Extra-Illustrated Edition Gilt Oxford Lectures Easter Terms 1893-4 William Cecil Drake Indies African Slave Trade Armada

Title: English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century. Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4
Author: James Anthony Froude - James Anthony Froude (23 April 1818 – 20 October 1894) was an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine. From his upbringing amidst the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement, Froude intended to become a clergyman, but doubts about the doctrines of the Anglican church, published in his scandalous 1849 novel "The Nemesis of Faith", drove him to abandon his religious career. Froude turned to writing history, becoming one of the best known historians of his time for his "History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada". Inspired by Thomas Carlyle, Froude's historical writings were often fiercely polemical, earning him a number of outspoken opponents.
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
City: London
Year: 1895
Printing Information: First Edition
Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 241 pages
Width: 6" Height: 9"
Book Details: This antique volume is a deluxe leather-bound “extra-illustrated†edition. Bound in blue leather with gilt lettering and tooling to the raised spine, this book also features elaborate tooling on the inside board edges and pale marbled enpapers. A first edition, this volume has eleven extra portraits inserted. Some portraits are on mounted plates.

In 1892, Froude was appointed, on the recommendation of Lord Salisbury, to succeed him as Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford. The choice was controversial, as Froude's predecessors had been amongst his harshest critics, and his works were generally considered literary works rather than books suited for academia. Nevertheless, his lectures were very popular, largely because of the depth and variety of Froude's experience and he soon became a Fellow of Oriel. Froude lectured mainly on the English Reformation, "English Sea-Men in the Sixteenth Century," and Erasmus.
Condition / Notes: This beautifully bound volume is in exceptional condition, with minimal indications of age and wear. The binding and text block are sound. Text and illustrations are clear and crisp through light age toning.

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