Letters of Queen Victoria, A Selection From Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861. Volume II- 1844-1853.
by Queen Victoria. Edited by Arthur Benson and Viscout Esher
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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By Dunblane, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1907. 1st Edition . Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition hardcover, red cloth with decorative white cypher on the front cover. Slight fading to the cloth colour on the spine, the covers are fairly tidy. Neat original owners signature on the endpaper, inner front hinge overpulled a bit, hinges good. With 16 sheets of plates (checked complete), light toning to some of the plates, minor marking to the pages, some minor marking to the top margin of some plates. Pages; XVI, 575, (1). Retains the errata slip.
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- Bookseller
- Bensons Antiquarian Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016966
- Title
- Letters of Queen Victoria, A Selection From Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861. Volume II- 1844-1853.
- Author
- Queen Victoria. Edited by Arthur Benson and Viscout Esher
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- History, Britain, Queen Victoria,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Biographies;
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Bensons Antiquarian Books
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By Dunblane
About Bensons Antiquarian Books
We specialise in history, roman and greek classics, books dating from the 17th and 18th century, fine bindings and general second-hand stock.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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