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Court and Society from Elizabeth to Anne
by The Duke of Manchester
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$521.28NZ$469.15
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett , 1864. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None . Study and analysis of society, culture, and family life in the courts of eighteenth and nineteenth century, first edition complete in two volumes. The first edition of this work. Concerning court and society from Elizabeth and Anne, based upon papers at Kimbolton and edited by the Duke of Manchester. With fascinating historical accounts of Catharine of Aragon and her family life and marriage, as well as of Elizabeth's suitors, the Montagu family, family affairs during the Civil War, and much more; providing a unique insight into the everyday life of eighteenth and nineteenth century society.The first edition of this work, complete in two volumes. Featuring a frontispiece engraved portrait of Henry and Charles Montagu to vols. I. and II. From the library of Gerald E. Aylmer, notable English historian specialising in seventeenth century, with his bookplate to front pastedown. In uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards, with five raised bands and gilt tooling to spine, titles in gilt on red and black morocco labels to spine. Externally sound with shelf wear, minor rubbing to spine, general light soiling. Gerald E. Aylmer's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 820A43
- Title
- Court and Society from Elizabeth to Anne
- Author
- The Duke of Manchester
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- court society history first editions society
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
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- Bookplate
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- A.N.
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- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
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