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Queen Victoria: A Personal History
by Hibbert, Christopher
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0002558262
- ISBN 13
- 9780002558266
- Seller
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Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HarperCollins, 2000-10-02. Hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). First Edition, first impression. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Synopsis
In 1837 Victoria came to the throne at the age of eighteen, a pretty girl not five feet tall, to preside over what was, perhaps, the most momentous period in British history. During the 64 years of her reign she saw thrones fall, empires crumble, new continents explored and mapped, while her own country became the most powerful, richest and most highly developed nation in the world. For generations the stubborn, vital woman who was seen as the epitome of this time has fascinated all who read of her. Christopher Hibbert's biography deals with all aspects of the Queen's life, personality and times, her relations with her large and widespread family, her 'wicked uncles' and their wives and mistresses, and with the politicians, prime ministers and foreign statesmen and monarchs of her day – from her opinionated grandson, the Kaiser, to the Emperor Napoleon III with whom she fell rather in love. The book describes her married life and her failings as a mother, her love of food and gossip, her strange relationships with her Indian and Scottish servants, and her influence on the manners, morals and outlook of the age to which she gave her name.
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Details
- Bookseller
- M Godding Books Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 179047
- Title
- Queen Victoria: A Personal History
- Author
- Hibbert, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0002558262
- ISBN 13
- 9780002558266
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000-10-02
- Size
- 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo)
- X weight
- 39 oz
Terms of Sale
M Godding Books Ltd
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About the Seller
M Godding Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Devizes, Wiltshire
About M Godding Books Ltd
The business trades in a variety of on-line products. Our business is currently expanding its already large collection of books, and other media. Established in 2005, the business became M Godding Ltd in April 2006. It is a family run business trading from Devizes in Wiltshire, England. It aims for satisfied customers through a friendly and efficient service. Our book shop specialises in rare, older used books including many first editions
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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