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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1962. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 272 pp. .
Carlos by John Langdon-Davies - 1963: The King Who Would Not Die
by John Langdon-Davies
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Carlos: The King Who Would Not Die
by John Langdon-Davies
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This book is in good condition.There is a large amount of wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is some bumping and fraying on the cover boards. There are stains and markings on the front, back, and spine of the cover boards. There are red markings on the inside of the front cover board and the front end page. The pages are yellowing and tanning, but the rest of the pages are clear of markings.
"On November 6th 1661, a Sunday, as she sat down to her midday meal, the Queen of Spain, Dona Mariana, felt certain symptoms which she had been expecting for two anxious days. She left the table and hurried to the Tower Chamber, which had been prepared for the event. The royal collection of sacred relics occupied every corner, the three thorns from Christ's crown, one of the nails from His Cross, a fragment of the Cross itself, a piece of Our Lady's mantel, and dozens of treasures only less rare. To these had been added other very special ones, known to be helpful on such occasions. Father Juan de Ojalvo had hurried to Madrid with the walking-stick of Santo Domingo, Abbot of Silos; and from San Juan de Ortega's convent, his miraculous belt had been brought by the Prior himself...." - Chapter One from Carlos:The King Who Would Not Die
"On November 6th 1661, a Sunday, as she sat down to her midday meal, the Queen of Spain, Dona Mariana, felt certain symptoms which she had been expecting for two anxious days. She left the table and hurried to the Tower Chamber, which had been prepared for the event. The royal collection of sacred relics occupied every corner, the three thorns from Christ's crown, one of the nails from His Cross, a fragment of the Cross itself, a piece of Our Lady's mantel, and dozens of treasures only less rare. To these had been added other very special ones, known to be helpful on such occasions. Father Juan de Ojalvo had hurried to Madrid with the walking-stick of Santo Domingo, Abbot of Silos; and from San Juan de Ortega's convent, his miraculous belt had been brought by the Prior himself...." - Chapter One from Carlos:The King Who Would Not Die
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- Format/Binding The binding is tight and solid.
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- Edition First American
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- Place of Publication Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- Date Published 1963
- Keywords Biography, Christian History, Historical Biography, Royalty, Spanish History, King
- Size Crown Octavo
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Carlos: The King Who Would Not Die
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Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x1. Collectible first US edition of noted English war correspondent John Langdon-Davies' biography of King Carlos II of Spain and his reign in the waning, demented era of the Hapsburgs - "a cruel age beset by violence, witchcraft and court intrigue." Includes 12 full-page illustrations, bibliographical notes, index, genealogical trees to endpapers and price-clipped dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 272 pp. 8 1/2" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear, light chipping to dust jacket extremities and area of rubbing to dust jacket spine panel. A presentable copy of a significant dark-age Spanish history. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963 Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1963. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name and address label on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and spine shoulders. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($4.95); shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and spine shoulders; light soiling to panels; light suntoning to spine. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Family tree as endpapers. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 272 pp 8vo. King Carlos II, the last of the Spanish Hapsburgs reigned in the 17th Century-a cruel age, beset by violence, witchcraft, and court intrigue. Carlos lived with birth defects, was a degenerate, and could not produce an heir, and on his death Europe would plunge into the War of the Spanish Succession. This book is a lot things- an account of the Hapsburg dynasty, of Spain in her decline, of religious…
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Carlos,: The king who would not die
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Prentice-Hall, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust jacket in mylar protective .
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