Tarnished coronets; Studies in the history of the British peerage
by Auvergne, Muriel Nelson d'
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Bishop, California, United States
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About This Item
London: T.W. Laurie. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. Very good minus to fair plus red cloth with gilt stamping on front cover and faded gilt on a worn straight spine, slightly frayed at head. Top edge is discolored, else clean pages and photos in a secure binding. The fall of the English aristocrat is here documented in 9 cases. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Range & River Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31738
- Title
- Tarnished coronets; Studies in the history of the British peerage
- Author
- Auvergne, Muriel Nelson d'
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- T.W. Laurie
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- British Society And Peerage
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Fair
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- 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....