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Elizabeth: A Biography of Britain's Queen
by Sarah Bradford
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374147493
- ISBN 13
- 9780374147495
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York. 1996. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; trace shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($30.00); light rubbing to front and rear panels. White paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Family lines as endpapers. 564 pp 8vo. For more than four decades, Elizabeth II has rule as Monarch of Britain, protected by rings of courtiers whose task it is to burnish the image of the "family firm" and shield her from controversy. Thus few people know the real truth about the royal family and the remarkable individual who heads it. With unprecedented access to the royal family the author has produced a uniquely intimate and revealing biography of the Queen from her birth to the present day showing her in her public and private roles. A revealing portrait of the Queen with details about the lives of Elizabeth and the other Windsors. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
The definitive biography of the Queen that reveals the real woman behind the public figure. Sarah Bradford unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famous woman in the world. 'The only book that could overtake it is the autobiography, which in this case will never be written' Spectator
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013781
- Title
- Elizabeth: A Biography of Britain's Queen
- Author
- Sarah Bradford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374147493
- ISBN 13
- 9780374147495
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Great Britain, Britain, Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth II, King George VI, Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend, Princess Diana, Prince Charles, House of Windsor, Duke of Edinburgh, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Price Clipped
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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