The Early Homes of Prince Albert
by Alfred Rimmer
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1883 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 7". Not Stated. The first edition of Alfred Rimmer's work on the early homes of Prince Albert during his childhood, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work, an exploration of the many homes which Prince Albert - the future husband of Queen Victoria - lived in during his youth across Europe.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, twelve tinted plates, and many vignette engravings. Collated, complete.With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with a touch of discolouration to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with only the odd spot. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 865F30
- Title
- The Early Homes of Prince Albert
- Author
- Alfred Rimmer
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 9" by 7"
- Keywords
- The Early Homes of Prince Albert prince albert queen victoria prince albert
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vignette
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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