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A Letter from Mary Queen of Scots to the Duke of Guise, January 1562: Reproduced in Facsimile from the Original Manuscript in the Possession of the Late John Scott, of Halkshill, Esq., C.B.
by POLLEN, John Hungerford, edited by
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed at the University Press by T. and A. Constable for the Scottish History Society, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. Facsimile reprint. Publications of the Scottish History Society: Volume XLIII, single volume only. Decorative blue cloth stamped in gilt. Fourteen fold-out facsimiles. Ex-library bookplate on front pastedown and stamp on title and random pages, dampstain on front hinge and endpapers with light bubbling on front cloth board, spine tanned with short tears on ends, still a very good copy. "This volume is presented to the members of the Scottish History Society by the family of the late Mr. Scott of Halkshill. January 1904.
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- Seller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 400322
- Title
- A Letter from Mary Queen of Scots to the Duke of Guise, January 1562: Reproduced in Facsimile from the Original Manuscript in the Possession of the Late John Scott, of Halkshill, Esq., C.B.
- Author
- POLLEN, John Hungerford, edited by
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed at the University Press by T. and A. Constable for the Scottish History Society
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- DecorativeCloth, History, Travel/GeographicNon-fiction
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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