Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Lisle Letters: An Abridgement
by Byrne, Muriel St. Clare
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0226088006
- ISBN 13
- 9780226088006
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1983 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xxvi, 436 (2) pp. First Edition, 1983. Not Price Clipped. Owners ex libris plate on front pastedown. Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7" x 9.5". Blue cloth with orange cloth backstrip, gilt lettering to front board and spine, and illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "In a one-volume abridgment, these sixteenth-century letters paint a magnificent portrait of family life amidst the intrigue, terror, and politics of the court of Henry VIII. The culmination of Lord Lisle's imprisonment in the Tower of London.".
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006550
- Title
- The Lisle Letters: An Abridgement
- Author
- Byrne, Muriel St. Clare
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0226088006
- ISBN 13
- 9780226088006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- BRITISH HISTORY TUDOR ENGLAND HENRY III POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT 1533-1540 FAMILY LIFE INTRIGUE
- Bookseller catalogs
- BRITISH HISTORY;
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. We accept checks and money orders. Orders shipped immediately with credit card payment or held ten days pending arrival of check.
About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Classic Supernatural Fiction
Classic supernatural fiction is distinct from contemporary horror because it is more literate and often relies upon poetic subtlety rather than unpleasant gratuity to create an atmosphere. Enter if you dare!
Collecting Banned & Challenged Books
Build a revolutionary library of literature that has been challenged or even outright banned. You’ll be surprised by some of the titles in this gallery!
