The Pastel Portrait: The Gunnings Of Castel Coote And Howards Of Hampstead
by Gantz, Ida
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London Uk: Cresset Press, 1963 First Edition, Fine Charcoal Boards With Scarlet Spine Patch And Gilt Titles In A Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket Which Has Remanants Of A Price Tag On Front Panel And A Small Scribble On Rear. Contains Several Black And White Photographs And Frontispiece Of The Portrait In Question. The Author Explains In The Preface That The Portrait Was All That Remained Of The Papers Belonging To The Subject, Rebecca Duberly, Nee Howard, As The Writer's Great Grandfather Had Destroyed Everything Else Due To Scandal. This Book, Resulting From Her Subsequent Research ". . .Presents A Fascinating Chapter In The History Of Two Families And An Entertaining Portrait Of Georgian High Society." Indexed And With A Family Tree.
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- Bookseller
- Sparkle Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007007
- Title
- The Pastel Portrait: The Gunnings Of Castel Coote And Howards Of Hampstead
- Author
- Gantz, Ida
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Cresset Press
- Place of Publication
- London Uk
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NONFICTION HISTORY BIOGRAPHY BRITAIN 18TH CENTURY
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Sparkle Books
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- Fine
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