Monarchs Retired From Business

New York, NY: Redfield, 1857. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very good-/No jacket issued. New York, NY: Redfield, 1857. 2 vols. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. 12mo. Original brown cloth. Heads heavily worn and chipped; heels bumped and rubbed; corners bumped and rubbed; small chips to hinges; extremities lightly rubbed; boards lightly rubbed; edges toned.… Read more about this item

London: Richard Bentley, 1857. Two volumes, complete. Contemporary 3/4 brown calf over marbled paper boards, red and green morocco title lables, raised bands, gilt tooling and , marbled endpapers and edges. 416, 420 pages w/ Index; engraved frontispieces. The past history of British and 16 other European monarchs. Some light general overall wear, remains a clean, tight set in an… Read more about this item

New York: W.J. Widdleton, 1865 The 2 volume ex-library set are in GOOD CONDITION. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards, marbled endpapers and marbled page edges all around, Covers show edge wear/tear, surface scuffing with front cover on one book detached. BINDINGS TIGHT WITH ALL PAGES INTACT. Vol. 2 includes an index. Sovereigns and… Read more about this item

London: Richard Bentley. Bound in half brown leather, with marbled boards, black title labels to spines with gilt lettering, this 1857 Two Volume set is close VG. Vol. One, V111/416pp with 10 chapters and engraved frontis of Charles V.: Vol Two, V1/4120pp with Index, 8 chapters and Conclusion. Engraved Bookplates of Henry Bradshaw Isherwood to both fixed front endpapers, Both… Read more about this item

W.J. Widdleton, 1865-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Volumes 1 and 2 complete; brown cloth boards with gold titles on spines; corners of boards are bumped; ends of spine are worn with some tearing; some discoloration to boards and spines; pencil markings on free front endpapers and rear pastedown of Volume 1; some pages are discolored; owner's name embossed on… Read more about this item