V. R. I. Her Life and Empire
by Lorne, Marquis of
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Harmsworth Brothers / Printed By Eyre & Spottiswoode. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Well illustrated account of Queen Victoria's Life and Reign, published soon after her death. The last Chapter gives a detailed account of her funeral. Frontis illustrated with a Colour portrait of Victoria aged 4. Many B&W Full-Page & In-Text illustrations, including many Portraits. Light Blue cloth cover with Black & Gilt Design of Armorial Bearings, Crowns etc on the front. Gilt Lettering on spine. Beveled edges. All page edges speckled Red. 396 Pages, 2.5 Kilos, 13" Tall. Slight edge wear. A little Gilt is missing from the central Crown on the front cover. No inscriptions except a tiny penciled note in bottom margin pf last page. Pages in very good, clean condition. Book weighs 2.5 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016627
- Title
- V. R. I. Her Life and Empire
- Author
- Lorne, Marquis of
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harmsworth Brothers / Printed By Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/ROYALTY/QUEEN VICTORIA
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Cornish Books
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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,...