TUDOR SECRETARY: Sir William Petre at Court and Home
by Emmison, F. G
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+ to Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1961. 364 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ approx. 1" closed tear at top edge of front panel, and approx. 3/4" closed tear at top edge of front flap. Spine sunned w/ few short tears to top of spine. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w plates and text illustrations. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+ to Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24016WHEUR
- Title
- TUDOR SECRETARY: Sir William Petre at Court and Home
- Author
- Emmison, F. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- WORLD HISTORY TRAVEL EUROPE BIOGRAPHY PETRE SIR WILLIAM 1505 1572 PUBLIC SERVANTS TUDOR SECRETARY NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
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