A Short History of Our Own Times from The Accession of Queen Victoria to The Accession of King Edward VII
by McCarthy, Justin
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1908. A New Edition Revised and Enlarged. Leather bound. Good. 12mo. xii, 574 pages. [2]. A prize leather binding. Polished tree calf leather binding with gilt stamped circle seal "Radnorshire County Council" on the front cover. Gilt borders on the both covers. Gilt decorations, raised bands, and leather title label on the spine. Marbled end papers. Text is marbled. Scattered foxing to the contents. Pasted down label inside the front cover reads "Intermediate School Llandrindod Wells. Prize Awarded To (William James H. Watkins for Woodwork Upper Division) Prented by the (the Governor) Date (Oct. 23rd 1908) (??? Head Master).
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- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29106
- Title
- A Short History of Our Own Times from The Accession of Queen Victoria to The Accession of King Edward VII
- Author
- McCarthy, Justin
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- A New Edition Revised and Enlarged
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
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- New
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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