The King's Fool
by Buchanan, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Excellent
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Christian Brown,, 1809. The Witty and Entertaining Exploits of George Buchanan, Commonly Called The King's Fool. In six parts. 24pp. Rebound in full black morocco with title in gilt on front board. Pages lightly age toned but very clean. "Mr. GEORGE BUCHANAN was a Scotsman born, and though of mean parentage, made great progress in learning. As for his understanding and ready wit, he excelled all men then alive in the age that ever proposed questions to him. He was servant or teacher to King James the Sixth, and one of his private counsellors, but publicly acted as his fool.". Recent Full Black Morocco. Excellent. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884559
- Title
- The King's Fool
- Author
- Buchanan, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Publisher
- Christian Brown,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1809
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.