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HESSIAN TAPESTRY by Duff, David - 1967

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HESSIAN TAPESTRY by Duff, David - 1967

HESSIAN TAPESTRY

by Duff, David

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London: Ebenezer Baylis and Son, Limited, 1967. Black cloth covered boards with gilt titling to spine and two gilt crests on the front cover - one used by the Hessian Grand Ducal Family, and the other: Arms borne by David, Marquess of Milford Haven. Gold dust jacket with the same crests depicted in colour on the front and back. Faint bumping to spine ends and corners. Top edge coloured grey. Unused bookplate to front end paper. Slight rubbing to jacket edges. Clipped. Clean, clear copy; 415 pages including index, sources, a full, tipped-in Hessian family tree, and numerous black and white photographs. '[The] Hessian Tapestry is the authorised story of an eventful century in the history of one of the oldest families in Europe, of which Prince Charles is in the 35th generation of know descendants. It begins in 1843 with the birth of Princess Alice, the second daughter of Queen Victoria, and ends with the death of her last surviving child in 1953... [This] is the story of a closely-knit royal family facing the heartpangs of divided loyalties in five wars and handicapped by the inheritance of a dread disease.'. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9" x 5 3/4".
  • Bookseller Well Read Books CA (CA)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Very Good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition (stated)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Ebenezer Baylis and Son, Limited
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1967
  • Size 9" x 5 3/4"
  • Keywords DAVID DUFF HESSIAN TAPESTRY QUEEN VICTORIA EUROPE PRINCE CHARLES ROYALTY
  • Size 9" x 5 3/4"

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Hessian Tapestry

Hessian Tapestry

by David Duff

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Frederick Muller, 1967. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1967. First Published in GB. 414 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with decorations. Black and white plates throughout. Pull-out family trees to page 384. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Tears to edge of some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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Hessian Tapestry

Hessian Tapestry

by David Duff

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Frederick Muller, 1967. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1967. First Edition Thus. 414 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with decorations. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pull-out family trees to page 384. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Tear to edge of family tree. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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Hessian Tapestry

by David Duff

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Muller, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK.
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Hessian Tapestry: Hesse Family and British Royalty

by David Duff

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9780715378380
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David & Charles, 1979-07. Hardcover. Good.
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Hessian Tapestry : The Hesse Family and British Royalty

by Duff, David

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David and Charles, 1979,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1979. Hardcover. 0715378384 hardback, 8vo, 416pp, illustrated, owner's name on endpaper, foxing on page edges, text clean and binding sound, Very Good / Good dustwrapper, wrapper spine lettering faded. ISBN: 0715378384 .
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Hessian Tapestry: The Hesse Family and British Royalty

by David Duff

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David & Charles, 1979. Very good. First. .
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Hessian tapestry

Hessian tapestry

by Duff, David

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Muller, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 4.3967 in x 21.9833 in x 15.1885 in. A clean, tight copy in a very good dust jacket. Some chips to the jacket. 415 pp black and white photos 2 large folding pedigrees, black cloth gilt crests to front, gilt title to spine, blue top
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Hessian Tapestry.

by DUFF, David

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Hardback. 1979. 415pp, 21 plates & 2 fldg. genealogical tables, London 1979. *The story of the decendants of Alice Princess of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis IV. of Hesse. Back cover marked, otherwise very good. .
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Hessian Tapestry

by Duff, David

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  • Hardcover
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London, England: Frederick Muller Limited, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 415pp with bibliography, sources and index. Two fold-out geneological and royal succession charts intact, w moderate wear on folds; second chart has cello-tape repaired tear. Twenty-five indexed archival plates, all intact. Light blue endpapers. Standard library markings. Front hinge cracked. Black cloth with gold stamp of Hessian royal crests on cover, fine gold lettering in dark blue title panel on spine. Light bumping to bottom corners, and moderate wear to tail, no edgewear. IDJ is clean, not price-clipped showing moderate shelf wear, now preserved in Brodart cover. "Hessian Tapestry is the authorized story of an eventful century in the history of one of the oldest families in Europe. A galaxy of memories covering the glories and the humiliatioins, the laughter and the loves, the heartaches and the divided loyalties of the Royal Families of Europe.
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Hessian Tapestry: the Hesse family and British royalty

Hessian Tapestry: the Hesse family and British royalty

by David Duff

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780715378380
ISBN 10
0715378384
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Novato, California, United States
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David & Charles, 1979T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.9000 in x 8.6000 in x 5.7000 in. Lightly read if read at all. Gift inscription on front free page. Stamped name of previous owner on inside front cover: Thomas Carr Howe. Fold out Geneology table is present. It has a large large tear as well as a couple of names underlined in red ink. Scuffed DJ with large tear at top spine as well as shelf wear.
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