Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth
by Aikin Lucy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longman Hurst Rees & Orme and Brown, 1818. Complete in 2 volumes, collation,vol 1:half title+ frontispiece+xvi+488pp, vol 2: half title+vii+522pp. Bound in half calf, cloth boards, gilt title lettering, library number on spines. Both bindings in very good clean firm condition, with strong hinge joints. Internally, Contents holding firm, no loose pages, occasional lib stamp/mark, (about 10 in each volume) some general light browining, but text in very good clean condition. These volumes were part of reserve stock, not on lending list, so in very good clean condition. Books measure 14x22cm. Weight 2kg. 2317. A9. Second Edition. Half Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002317
- Title
- Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth
- Author
- Aikin Lucy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Longman Hurst Rees & Orme and Brown
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1818
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Queen Elizabeth
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...