Reminiscences of Court and Diplomatic Life, Vols. I and II
by Georgiana, Baroness Bloomfield
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, head of spine chipped and missing top ½ inch, leather cracked at spine.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig, Germany: Bernhard Tauchnitz. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, head of spine chipped and missing . top ½ inch, leather cracked at spine.. 1883. Hardcover. Three-quarter red leather with marbled sides. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. Frontispiece engraving of Queen Victoria. Lovely green and black scrolled marbled endpapers. Red topstain, deckle edges. Vols. I and II bound in one volume. 271 pp in each volume. Baroness Bloomfield was a maid of honour to Queen Victoria and later married Baron John Bloomfield and went with him to his diplomatic posts throughout Europe. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 542 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38536
- Title
- Reminiscences of Court and Diplomatic Life, Vols. I and II
- Author
- Georgiana, Baroness Bloomfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, head of spine chipped and missing top ½ inch, leather cracked at spine.
- Publisher
- Bernhard Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig, Germany
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- QUEEN Victoria, Baroness Bloomfield, English Royal Court, Victorian History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoir; European History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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