The Story of Nell Gwyn: and the Sayings of Charles the Second. Related and Collected by Peter Cunningham, F. S. A.
by Cunningham, Peter (1816-1869)
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About This Item
London : Bradbury & Evans, 1852. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound by Tout & Sons in later half calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Minor toning to the extremities. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 212 pages; Physical desc. : ix, [1], 212, 7, [1] p. : ill. , port ; 20 cm. Subject: History - Great Britain - Later Stuart. Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. Title in red and black ; title and text within single rule frame. Title vignette (portrait of Nell Gwyn's son) .
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Story of Nell Gwyn: and the Sayings of Charles the Second. Related and Collected by Peter Cunningham, F. S. A.
- Author
- Cunningham, Peter (1816-1869)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Bradbury & Evans
- Date Published
- 1852
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...