Edinburgh: Printed for the translator, 1873. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Edinburgh: Printed for the translator, 1873. First edition. Fair. First edition, complete in 2 volumes. Approx. 12'' by 9'', original brown cloth with gilt titling on spine & emblem on cover. Vol. I binding is torn at the rear cover/spine & inner binding cracked at front pastedown. Wear also to corners & edges. Inner books generally in very good condition with occasional marking. Vol. I portrait frontispiece, 349pp, ink stain to one page. Vol. II portrait frontispiece, 284pp plus a list of subscribers. Ex reference library with number on front pastedown & reverse of title page, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, single stamp on upper edge.***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***.

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Bookseller: Bird's Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 701
Title: History of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. Complete in 2 volumes
Author: Petit; de Flandre $trans$
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Printed for the translator
Place of Publication: Edinburgh
Date Published: 1873
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: MARY STUART, QUEEN OF SCOTS, SCOTTISH QUEEN, HISTORY
Bookseller catalogs: Scottish Interest; Biography; Historical & Antiquity;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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