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The Life and Times of Charles II
by FALKUS, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. A biography of Charles II (1630-1685), who served as King of Scotland, and later as King of England, Scotland and Ireland following the Restoration in 1660. Despite lacking significant accomplishments during his reigns, Charles was a very popular monarch, especially with common citizens. With 16 pages of color plates and 100 illustrations in black & white. Includes an introduction by general editor Antonia Fraser. --- In full purple cloth-covered boards with cover coat of arms portion and spine titling, both in gilt. Dust jacket with Jansenss painting of Charles dancing to front panel. --- With some light sunning to cloth and inked gift inscription to front endpaper, else a tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Dust jacket with unclipped $10 flap price, minor chafing and creasing to edges but overall intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 223 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85932
- Title
- The Life and Times of Charles II
- Author
- FALKUS, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>England, UK and UK History;
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Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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