DE MAISSE : a Journal of All That Was Accomplished By Monsieur De Maisse, Ambassador in England from King Henry IV to Queen Elizabeth Anno Domini 1597
by De Maisse & Harrison, G. B. ( Translator )
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Good/Good+
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About This Item
Bloomsbury, London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. Cloth. Near Good/Good+. Fascinating Contemporary picture, the best account there is of Queen Elizabeth, Essex and others of the Men round her at Her Court". Translated from the French and Edited with an Introduction by G. B. Harrison and R. A. Jones. Brown cloth cover with GIlt Title to spine. Page Edges Rough Cut. 146 Pages, 460g, 9 1/4" Tall. Very slight age darkening to pages. No inscriptions. Jacket has some darkening at spine and around edges (see photo), also some tiny pieces missing at spine ends and extreme tips of corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Cornish Books
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- 011493
- Title
- DE MAISSE : a Journal of All That Was Accomplished By Monsieur De Maisse, Ambassador in England from King Henry IV to Queen Elizabeth Anno Domini 1597
- Author
- De Maisse & Harrison, G. B. ( Translator )
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomsbury, London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/HISTORICAL/HEADS OF STATE/ELIZABETH I/HISTORY/GREAT BRITAIN/TUDOR
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