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Mary Davies and the Manor of Ebury
by Charles T. Gatty
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$288.91A$260.02
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About This Item
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1921. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated account of the life of Mary Davies. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen plates, with the odd in-text images. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece, twelve plates, eight black-and-white photographic plates, and one folding map to the rear. Collated complete. Born in January 1665 to the scrivener Alexander Davies, who died in the Great Plague, Mary inherited a plot of land while still a baby. This was the Manor of Ebury, 300 acres of farmland to the west of London that stretched from the Thames to what is now Oxford Street. Deemed desirable for her vast wealth, the scandal of her marriages defined not only the tragic fate of the estate, but Mary too. Written by Charles Tindal Gatty, a British antiquary, musician, author, and lecturer. Bound by Hatchards. Bound in full blue crushed morocco. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Front hinge starting but firm to volume one. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of volume one. Bound by Hatchards. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 903T31
- Title
- Mary Davies and the Manor of Ebury
- Author
- Charles T. Gatty
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Mary Davies Manor of Ebury Gatty Manor of Ebury
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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....
- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.