The Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen [ Edited, with an Introduction, By Lord Ronald Gower ] [ Complete in 2 Volumes ]
by Tytler Sarah
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. S. Virtue and Co, Limited, 1885. Complete in 2 volumes. Book measures 13 x 10 1/2 inches. Collation, 236pp334pp, 31 plates as listed. Bound in period crushed red morocco, elaborate gilt tooling, raised bands, inner dentelles. Leather rubbed, wear on hinge joints, short split, slight loss on head of one spine. Generally, although the bindings are showing signs of wear, they are still in good condition. Internally, pages and plates clean throughout. A nice clean set, in attractive period bindings. . Leather. Very Good. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 097738
- Title
- The Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen [ Edited, with an Introduction, By Lord Ronald Gower ] [ Complete in 2 Volumes ]
- Author
- Tytler Sarah
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- J. S. Virtue and Co, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Queen Victoria
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
Should any book not fulfill its description, please contact us, a full refund will be offered if the book is returned within 14 days of purchase, and in the condition in which it was sent.
About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...