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Charles I
by John Skelton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$301.61A$271.45
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About This Item
London: Goupil and Co., 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 13" by 10,.5". Various. A beautifully illustrated biography of Charles I, by the renowned Scottish author Sir John Skelton. Published by the renowned fine art publisher, Goupil and co. Collated, with complete forty one monochromatic illustrations, each with a protective tissue guard, and a coloured facsimile frontispiece plate from the painting by Sir Anthony Vandyke. In a full cloth binding. Externally, bumped to extremities and head and tail of spine. Slight rubbing to boards and joints and slight fading to spine. Hinges reinforced. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean, with the odd spot and handling mark to the occasional page. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 630M40
- Title
- Charles I
- Author
- John Skelton
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Goupil and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 13" by 10,.5"
- Keywords
- Biography Charles I Skelton Goupil Charles I Colour
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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