Macmillan, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Warner, Marina. The text is illustrated with both colour and black-and-white reproductions of sketches and paintings by Queen Victoria. Purple coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, again by Queen Victoria, with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Throughout her life Queen Victoria was a passionate recorder of everything around her in sketches and paintings Â– this is a selection from throughout her very long life. Rubbing of the book edges with some fading of the extreme edges of the book. Light age toning of the textblock edges and pages with very noticeable foxing of the textblock edges and to the first few and last few pages of the book. Offset tanning to the end pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with significant foxing to the front and verso of the dustwrapper. Some chipping to the dustwrapper edges. Sunning is also present to the dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [5], 6 - 224 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Warner, Marina. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Royalty; Britain/UK; ISBN: 0333322746. ISBN/EAN: 9780333322741. Inventory No: 0130198. . 9780333322741

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0130198
Title: Queen Victoria's Sketchbook
Author: Warner, Marina
Illustrator: Warner, Marina
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0333322746
ISBN 13: 9780333322741
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1979
Keywords: BZDB2 Queen Victoria, artist, sketches Art & Design; Royalty; Britain/UK; Warner, Marina Unbranded ISBN: 0333322746 EAN: 9780333322741 Warner, Marina Queen Victoria's Sketchbook
Bookseller catalogs: Royalty;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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