Carlos: The King Who Would Not Die
by John Langdon-Davies
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x1. Collectible first US edition of noted English war correspondent John Langdon-Davies' biography of King Carlos II of Spain and his reign in the waning, demented era of the Hapsburgs - "a cruel age beset by violence, witchcraft and court intrigue." Includes 12 full-page illustrations, bibliographical notes, index, genealogical trees to endpapers and price-clipped dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 272 pp. 8 1/2" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear, light chipping to dust jacket extremities and area of rubbing to dust jacket spine panel. A presentable copy of a significant dark-age Spanish history. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midnight Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 376173
- Title
- Carlos: The King Who Would Not Die
- Author
- John Langdon-Davies
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall, Inc
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8x6x1
- Weight
- 1.31 lbs
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About the Seller
Midnight Books
Biblio member since 2005
Frederick, Maryland
About Midnight Books
Midnight Books specializes in hard-to-find books in high demand by collectors. This includes (but is not limited to) vintage and antiquarian titles, signed first editions and scarce ephemera. All books offered come with an unconditional, lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...