The Book of Kings A Royal Genealogy. In Three Volumes: Royal Houses, The Royal Families, Plates and Indexes. Signed copy
by McNaughton, Arnold [comp.]; Mountbatten of Burma, Earl [foreword.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- VG: in very good condition in red and gilt cloth slipcase. Tooled gilt with crown insignia to front covers and gauffered edges.
- ISBN 10
- 0902745034
- ISBN 13
- 9780902745032
- Seller
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Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Arcadia Press / Garnstone Press. VG: in very good condition in red and gilt cloth slipcase. Tooled gilt with crown insignia to front covers and gauffered edges. Watered silk end-papers. Rubbing and marking to slipcase and covers. Aeg. 1973. Limited Edition [3/55]. Royal blue hardback morrocco leather covers with tooled gilt embellishments. 330mm x 250mm (13" x 10"). xix, 1086pp; vii, 394pp + plates. Colour frontispiece + 47 b/w plates. Signed 'Mountbatten of Burma A F' on title of volume I. Bound by Zaehnsdorf of London for the Arcadia Press - a handsome set. Limited Edition No. 3 of 55 copies (numbers 51-55 of these not for public sale). Traces all the descendents of King George III of Great Britain & Ireland. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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- Bookseller
- Barter Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- k0726
- Title
- The Book of Kings A Royal Genealogy. In Three Volumes: Royal Houses, The Royal Families, Plates and Indexes. Signed copy
- Author
- McNaughton, Arnold [comp.]; Mountbatten of Burma, Earl [foreword.]
- Format/Binding
- Royal blue hardback morrocco leather covers with tooled gilt embellishments
- Book Condition
- Used - VG: in very good condition in red and gilt cloth slipcase. Tooled gilt with crown insignia to front covers and gauffered edges.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition [3/55]
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0902745034
- ISBN 13
- 9780902745032
- Publisher
- Arcadia Press / Garnstone Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Royalty, Autographed Editions, Cornucopia - Books for Gifts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Royalty;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Barter Books Ltd
We run a 'no quibble' returns policy. If we have made any error of collation or missed any significant flaw, or if we have failed to describe the condition honestly and accurately, we refund the cost of the book in full, plus the cost of outward shipping, plus the cost of your return shipping.
About the Seller
Barter Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Alnwick, Northumberland
About Barter Books Ltd
Since its opening in 1991 within the premises of a small model factory at Alnwick Station, Barter Books has grown well beyond original expectations. Starting off in what was the ticket and parcel office of the original Station, the bookshop has expanded down the platforms and through the waiting rooms, until it now covers over one-quarter of the whole Station site. This translates into an area exceeding 8000 square feet and containing over 350,000 books on more than three miles of shelving. Also the Famous Writers Mural - 40 feet long by 18 feet high, the similarly sized Railway Mural and the Tennyson Installation. The bookshop also sells secondhand videos and music (CDs, LPs, cassettes, sheet music), as well as a small but growing section of artists' prints. And then there are the shop's many extra features! These include an open fire in the winter, coffee and cookies, a model railway running above the book columns, a mini-cybercafe, generous seating and browsing areas, a children's room, and dozens of glass cases containing many of the more interesting antiquarian books. The latest feature is the Station Buffet with hot and cold food and a fine selection of coffees and teas. A final note: during the enlargement process the owners took (and are taking!) particular pleasure in restoring, as they can, various features of the Station. This so far includes the original North Eastern Railway cast iron fireplaces, two of the Station clocks, a drinking fountain, and various waiting rooms. Most dramatic of all, however, was the restoration of part of the glass roof. That was when we all stood about watching as the sun came streaming in for the first time in many years to bring the wonderful old Station visually back to life.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Gauffered Edges
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