NY: Harper and Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, head and foot of spine . chipped, endpapers foxed.. 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Red blindstamped cloth binding. Gilt lettering on spine. 13 engravings, color title page. A biography of the 17th century English monarch. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 304 pages .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 30911
Title: The History of Charles the Second of England (Abbott's Histories)
Author: Abbott, Jacob
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, head and foot of spine chipped, endpapers foxed.
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper and Brothers
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1849
Keywords: King Charles II, English History
Bookseller catalogs: European History;

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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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