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Queen Mary 1867-1953.
by Pope-Hennessy, James
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen and Unwin Limited, 1959. First edition of Pope-Hennessy's esteemed biography of Queen Mary, for which he was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1960. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated. In fine condition. One of the leading biographers of his time, James Pope-Hennessy wrote several biographies, including those of Monckton Milnes, the Earle of Crew, and Queen Mary, for which he was created Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1960.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131526
- Title
- Queen Mary 1867-1953.
- Author
- Pope-Hennessy, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- George Allen and Unwin Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- James Pope-Hennessy First Edition, Queen Mary 1867-1953 First Edition, Sangorski and Sutcliffe Fine Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Raptis Rare Books
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
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