LONDON: METHUEN. BOUND IN CLEAN BLUE CLOTH, WITH CLEAR GILT TITLES TO SPINE AND ETON CREST WITH MOTTO "ESTO PERPETUA" TO FRONT BOARD, THIS DATED 1898 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION IS VG. NICELY ENGRAVED BOOKPLATED TO FFEP OF DENHAM COURT PRIVATE LIBRARY. X1/362pp WITH 21 CHAPTERS AND 43 ILLUSTRATIONS. THIS HISTORY OF ETON COLLEGE BEGINS WITH HENRY V1'S FOUNDATION IN 1440 AND THE ROYAL CHARTER. DEALS WITH THE BUILDINGS, SCOLARSHIP, VISITS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH AND NOTABLW HEADMASTERS, BLAND, BARNARD AND FOSTER. ALSO. GAMES, CRICKET AND BOATING, DR HAWTRY AND HIS REFORMS, THE ETON SOCIETY AND SO MUCH MORE. SLIGHT RUBBING TO AREA 2CM X 1CM ON SPINE, MINIMAL FOXING SPOTS TO PRLIMS, OTHERWISE IN GENERAL VG . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1898.

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Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002200460
Title: ANNALS OF THE KING'S COLLEGE OF OUR LADY OF ETON BESIDE WINDSOR
Author: STERRY, WASEY
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: METHUEN
Place of Publication: LONDON
Date Published: 1898
Pages: 362
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: "ANNALS OF ETON COLLEGE" BY WASEY STERRY, 8vo HARDCOVER 1898 FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHED BY METHUEN IN LONDON, CONDITION VG

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Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.

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