The Life and Correspondence of Charles, Lord Metcalfe , Late Govenor-General of India, Govenor of Jamaica, and Govenor General of Canada. From Unpublished Letters and Journals
by John William Kaye
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1854. A very scarce set bound in contemporary brown buckrum with gilt titleand heraldic device on spine and blind decoration to boards, orange endpapers showing signs of sometime exposia to damp, just darkened , a small amount of foxing to the first and last pages , handsome book plate on fpd of Sir James Macaulay Higginson KCB he himself was Govenor of Antiqua 1847-50 & Mauritius 1851-57 (we obtained this book with the entire library of Ballyrankin house Co Wexford close family connections) both vols with signature j m higginson vol 1516pp. Vol11 644pp . First Edition. Hard Back Brown Decorated Boa. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall Two Vols.
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- Vanessa Parker Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003581
- Title
- The Life and Correspondence of Charles, Lord Metcalfe , Late Govenor-General of India, Govenor of Jamaica, and Govenor General of Canada. From Unpublished Letters and Journals
- Author
- John William Kaye
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- Colonial Britain, British Colonies, Govener General,
- Bookseller catalogs
- China, India & the Far East; History; First Editions; Military / War;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall Two Vols
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Vanessa Parker Rare Books
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Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
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- Plate
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- Gilt
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