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George V and Edward VII, A Royal Souvenir
by F.G.H. Salusbury
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Daily Express, London, 1936. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Autographs.] F.G.H. SALUSBURY. George V and Edward VII, A Royal Souvenir, London: Daily Express Publications, 1936. Quarto, pp. 160, cloth boards (back is purple, front has faded to brown, gravures of British royal family and events. A label on the front paste-down says this book was a gift to Meyer Oppenheim (the Scottish financier and philanthropist) from the crew of the Aquitania, with 165 signatures, some from the Aquitania's sister ship Mauretania, some possibly from passengers. The Aquitania, which was also a sister ship to the ill-fated Lusitania, symbolized the the golden age of ocean travel. It was known for longevity, luxury and service in both world wars. Condition of this book: Boards detached, backstrip and free front endpaper perished. Generally poor. Size: Quarto. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Ships & the Sea; Britain/UK; 1930s; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55389. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55389
- Title
- George V and Edward VII, A Royal Souvenir
- Author
- F.G.H. Salusbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Daily Express
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- BZDB17 RMS Aquitania 1939 crew signatures Ships & the Sea; Britain/UK; 1930s; Travel & Places. Unbranded F.G.H. Salusbury George V and Edward VII, A Royal Souvenir
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
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