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Some Beauties of the Seventeenth Century
by Allan Fea
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. , 1907. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A collection of illustrations and biographical details of beautiful women from the seventeenth century. Highly illustrated with 82 illustrations on plates. Collated complete. Inspired by "The Fair Women Exhibition", this work holds a collection of beautiful women from the seventeenth century with illustrations and biographical details. The women include: The Duchess of Somerset, Lucy Walter, Nell Gwyn and the Countess of Shrewsbury. Written by Allan Fea, a British historian, specialising in the English Civil Wars period and the House of Stuart. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound though frontispiece has come loose. Pages are bright and clean with minor age toning. Contemporary ink inscription to the front. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841T41
- Title
- Some Beauties of the Seventeenth Century
- Author
- Allan Fea
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Beauties Women Fea Women
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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