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The Romance of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
by Harry W Blackburne
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, 1933 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. History of St George's Chapel, Windsor, with the human interest surrounding the building at the forefront. Foreword by The Dean of Windsor. 78pp with index, illustrated with 12 black and white photographs and one in colour to frontis. Gilt lettering to top board, with black and white illustration affixed below. Gilt title to spine. Slight bumping and rubbing to spine and corners, left hinge pulling, some fingermarking to margins and light foxing to edges and early pages, otherwise fair/good reading copy..
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- Bookseller
- Washburn Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016064
- Title
- The Romance of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- Author
- Harry W Blackburne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition.
- Publisher
- Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
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- 12mo
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