The Mountbattens; The Last Royal Success Story
by Alden Hatch
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
A$25.96A$18.17
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 1965 Random House, New York. 1965. Hardcover. BOMC Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner bookplate on FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good +; light edge bumping at head, tail, and tips. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering and British flag on the spine and Mountbatten seal on the front board. Family Tree map present. 501 pp 8vo. Of German origin, the Mountbattens are the most important family in Great Britain, not because of their relationship to the Royal Family, whom they far outshine, but because by brains, energy, glamour, and determination they have made themselves so; Prince Louis, Lord Louis, and Prince Philip. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005672
- Title
- The Mountbattens; The Last Royal Success Story
- Author
- Alden Hatch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- British Royal Family, Great Britain Royal Family, The Mountbatten Family, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Prince Phillip, family tree, genealogy, royal dynasty, Royal Navy
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- BOMC
- Book-of-the-Month Club These are popular books republished and sold at a discounted price by one of these many clubs, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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