Queen Victoria
by HOLMES, Richard R
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Boussod, 1897. Limited. hardcover. very good. Folio. Handsomely bound by Bickers & Son in full crushed crimson morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, ornately decorative gilt covers, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Hinges & joints have been neatly strengthened/repaired. Colored frontispiece of the Queen and Prince of Wales, profusely illustrated throughout with lettered tissue guarded engravings after portraits from the Royal Collections each with a duplicate illustration. London: Boussod, Valadon & Co, 1897. First edition, limited issue of this finely illustrated account of the life and reign of Queen Victoria. A very good copy, internally fine.<br/> <br/> Limited edition - Number 42 of 100 copies.<br/> <br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 313992
- Title
- Queen Victoria
- Author
- HOLMES, Richard R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Boussod
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
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About the Seller
Argosy Book Store
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New York, New York
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- 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...