Life of Mary, Queen of Scots. In Two Volumes
by Bell, Henry Glassford
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Contable & Co., Edinburgh and Hurst, Chance & Co., London, 1828. SCARCE. Two volumes bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, marbled end papers and edges, the armorial bookplates of Andrew Fairburn on the front paste-downs. Frontispiece portrait Vol. I, illustrated title pages both volumes. xxiv, 318, vi, 336 pp. Very Good, spines sunned, light wear at edges, light toning at end papers only. Only copy located at RBH was in a Bangs catalogue dated 1903. Constable's Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications in the Various Departments of Literature, Science & the Arts. Vols. XXIV and XXV. . First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010087
- Title
- Life of Mary, Queen of Scots. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Bell, Henry Glassford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Contable & Co., Edinburgh and Hurst, Chance & Co., London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- First Edition
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- Calf
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- Jacket
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