London: A. & C. Black. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1950. Second Edition. Hard cover. Ex-Libris; B & W and Color; 6 14 x 9 1/2; 89 pages; Hard cover is orange with white lettering on spine. Previous owner's bookplate inside front board, along with small book store sticker. Orange and white endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. DJ has slight shelf wear, price clipped flap. Illustrated with 20+ pages of pictures, drawn by author, 5 of them color. 2d edition from 1950, originally printed in 1933. "...threads her way with skill through the intricacies and extravagance of the 16th century through the reigns of Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth, whose Courts were pageants of more lavish and magnificent display than any in our history. " .

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Bookseller: Pegasusbooks.biz (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 11553
Title: English Costume In The Age Of Elizabeth The sixteenth century
Author: Brooke, Iris
Illustrator: Iris Brooke
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. & C. Black
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1950
Keywords: Costume Design;, Costume History;, Textile Art;, Textile History;, Clothing History;, 16th Century English History;, British History;, Monarchs;, Social History;

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I carefully check and describe my books. Returns are accepted if contacted within 7 days of receipt. If book not as described, I will refund cost of the book, as well as postage both ways. If returned 'just because....' then buyer pays for shipping. Oversized books will have additional shipping above the standard, listed rates, quoted upon ordering.

Books are in a 'smoke free' environment. However, some are used books which may have come from 'smokey' locations. If there is a 'smokish' aroma to them, I note that in the listing.

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Pegasusbooks.biz has been doing business as an online bookseller since 1999. We ship worldwide. My goal is happy, satisfied customers. All books are carefully packed, with padding, waterproof and clearly labeled with address provided by seller. Domestic orders are sent w/ tracking info. International orders will have a US Customs # sent to the buyer. Pegasusbooks.biz is a smoke free environment.

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...