Queen Victoria (Leather Bound)
by Lytton Strachey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. Original half leather red boards with gilt lettering and designs with five raised bands along spin moderate rubbing along spine edge and leather tips. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for owner signature on flyleaf. Gilt top edge. 434 pp. Index. Nine illustrations. First edition - eighth printing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Synopsis
This is the definitive biography of Britain’s greatest monarch, who “was hailed at once as the mother of her people and as the embodied symbol of their imperial greatness.” “One of the surpassingly beautiful prose achievements of our time” (Chicago Daily News). Index; illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024678
- Title
- Queen Victoria (Leather Bound)
- Author
- Lytton Strachey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Weight
- 0.63 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History:World:British Isles;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.