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Plutocrats A Rothschild Inheritance by George Ireland, Signed First Edition

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Plutocrats: A Rothschild Inheritance by George Ireland. John Murray, (London), 2007. Signed First edition, first printing hardcover with dust jacket . 432 pages. With black-and-white and color illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page. When the German Jewish Rothschild family founded a chain of banks in Frankfurt, London, Paris, Vienna and Naples, it made them the world's richest family in the 19th century. Lionel, Anthony, Nathaniel and Mayer were the first British born members of this family. The story of their triumph over prejudice and bigotry to become the first Jews accepted into the upper echelons of English and European society. Their friends included: Gladstone, Disraeli, Browning, Tennyson and Dickens. They lived in a style surpassing that of even today's richest families. Written with the cooperation of the family who gave access to previously unseen archives. This biography reveals the intimate lives, lifestyles and difficulties of this most fascinating of families whose name remains a byword for wealth. NPT Books, a division of N. P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on first editions, signed and limited editions and hard to find exhibition catalogues.
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    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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    2007
  • Condition:
    as new.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 3871stDibs: LU2605117784002
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