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Prince Philip: a family portrait
by Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1960. 8vo, pp. 218; plain photographic portrait frontispiece, 13 leaves of plates, two-toned double-page family tree repeated in front and rear; contemporary half red calf over cloth, black gilt spine labels, "R.K." lettered in gilt on upper cover; dust jacket bound in rear. About fine. An early biographical portrait of Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth II, written by his cousin.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45636
- Title
- Prince Philip: a family portrait
- Author
- Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Great Britain , Prince Philip , Queen Elizabeth II , History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bindings;
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