MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF COLONEL HUTCHINSON, GOVERNOR OF NOTTINGHAM CASTLE AND TOWN
by Hutchinson, Lucy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
London: George Bell and Sons, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Written by His Widow Lucy. Edited from the Original Manuscript by the Rev. Julius Hutchinson. To Which is Prefixed the Life of Mrs. Hutchinson, Written by Herself. Also an Account of the Siege of Lathom House, Defended by the Countess of Derby against Sir Thomas Fairfax. Frontispiece portrait. Reprint, a volume in Bohn's Standard Library. Sir John Hutchinson (1615-64) was one of the Puritan leaders, and a prominent Roundhead in the English Civil War to the extent of being the 13th of 39 Commissioners to sign the death-warrant of King Charles I. He was included in the Act of Amnesty at the Restoration, but later imprisoned on suspicion of treason and died at Sandown Castle. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Ink signature to the front flyleaf. Some mild wear to the spine ends and corners; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50259
- Title
- MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF COLONEL HUTCHINSON, GOVERNOR OF NOTTINGHAM CASTLE AND TOWN
- Author
- Hutchinson, Lucy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh", Britain, England, English Civil War, Restoration
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....