Memoirs of the Court of England 27 Volumes
by Jesse, John Heneage
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Boston: Chester F. Rice. Very Good. 1900. Limited Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good overall, moderate soil, leather heavily rubbed but spine text mostly legible, joints with splits but intact and solid, light foxing. Several with charming bookplates. ; No date, circa early 1900s. Half calf, blue cloth boards, gilt spine titles with red floral designs, 6 compartments and 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt top edges, photo-etchings throughout. 27 volumes (of the complete 30 volumes) present, one of 100 numbered copies, this being No. 80, distributed in US and UK upon publication. One of a few sets, this the "De Grand Luxe" edition, by the far the most voluminous. Included: London and Its Celebrites (vol. 1-3, complete); Literary and Historical Memorials of London (vol. 1-2, complete); Celebrated Etonians (vol. 1-2, complete); During the Reign of the Stuarts, Including the Protectorate (vol. 2-6, lacking vol. 1); King Richard the Third and Some of His Contemporaries (vol. 1, complete); The Life and Reign of King George the Third (vol. 1-2, 4-5, lacking vol. 3); From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second (vol. 1-4, complete); The Pretenders and Their Adherents (vol. 2-3, lacking vol. 1); George Selwyn and His Contemporaries, with Memoirs and Notes (vol. 1-4, complete). Large/heavy book: international buyers may be charged for additional shipping costs.; Photo-etching; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Boards and Wraps (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71332
- Title
- Memoirs of the Court of England 27 Volumes
- Author
- Jesse, John Heneage
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chester F. Rice
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1900
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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