The Memoirs of Sir James Melville of Halhill: Containing an impartial account of the most remarkable affairs of state during the sixteenth century not . author was personally and publicly Concerned
by Donaldson, Gordon (Edited & Introduction by)
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good/Slipcase
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Folio Society. Very Good/Slipcase. 1969. Hard Cover. 8vo green buckram with gilt coat of arms design , gilt titles and spine decoration. Colour plates and frontis. Green cardboard slipcase. Green gilt decorative cloth with gilt titling, slight fade to spine. No ownership marks. Colour frontis plate. Containing an impartial account of the most remarkable affairs of State during the Sixteenth Century, not mentioned by historians:More patticularly relating to the kingdoms of England and Scotland, under the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary, Queen of Scots, and King James. In most of which transactions the Author was personally and publicly concerned. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131743
- Title
- The Memoirs of Sir James Melville of Halhill: Containing an impartial account of the most remarkable affairs of state during the sixteenth century not . author was personally and publicly Concerned
- Author
- Donaldson, Gordon (Edited & Introduction by)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated in Colour
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Slipcase
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
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- Folio
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- Cloth
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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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...