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Bess
by Pratt, Constance
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Gavin Press, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. XII, 232 pages, introduction by author, listed of illustrations, acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with eight black and white reproductions of paintings and eight illustrations executed via the author. Brown coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Bumping and rubbing to the head and to the heel of the spine and shelfwear to the lower book edges. Faint foxing marks to the top paper edge and light browning to the other edges. A few marks to the endpapers and very light tanning to the internal pages. Previous owners sticker to the front paste down. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing authors' drawing of a young Queen Elizabeth the First, against a green background and black writing on the front panel and spine. Rubbing to the dustwrapper corners and the spine is faded. Creasing to the top dustwrapper edge. A novel about the Tudor kings and queens, particularly about Queen Elizabeth the first and the political intrigue of that Royal Court. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Historical; Inventory No: 0104223. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0104223
- Title
- Bess
- Author
- Pratt, Constance
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Gavin Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Novel -- Tudor Monarchy -- Queen Elizabeth the First -- Henry VIII -- Anne Boleyn -- Queen Katherine, Authors First Work Fiction; Fiction -- Historical; Unbranded Pratt, Constance Bess
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction -- Historical;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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