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Some Materials Towards Memoirs of the Reign of King George II. Printed from a copy of the original manuscript in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle; and from the original manuscript at Ickworth. Edited by Romney Sedgwick. In Three Volumes.
by HERVEY, Lord John:
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Eyre and Spottiswoode Printers, 1931 Limited Numbered Edition 159/900.. Three Volumes. Hardback, approx 9 x 6 inches. Beveled blue cloth covers with gilt lettering to spines and gilt crests to fronts. Top page edges gilt. In blue cloth covered hard slipcase. In very good conditions. With very good slipcase (SC faded around edges, some minor handling marks.) Spines faded and sunbleached. Some minor rubbing and handling marks to boards, small black ink mark to top front corner of vol.1. Some minor darkening to endpapers with a couple of minor spots to prelims, small neat inscription to endpaper of vol.1. “R. from J. Jan 1934.” Inside pages all very clean and tight. A couple of neat pencil notes to rear of vol.2, else a very good clean and tight set. 3 volumes: 313 - 648 - 1004pp. Illustrated with 5 full-page B&W portrait plates.
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- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Title
- Some Materials Towards Memoirs of the Reign of King George II. Printed from a copy of the original manuscript in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle; and from the original manuscript at Ickworth. Edited by Romney Sedgwick. In Three Volumes.
- Author
- HERVEY, Lord John:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Eyre and Spottiswoode Printers, 1931 Limited Numbered Edition 159/900.
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- BIOGRAPHIES/LETTERS/DIARIES HERVEY, Lord John: Some Materials Towards Memoirs of the Reign of King George II, Printed from a copy of the original manuscript in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle; and from the original manuscript at Ickworth, Edited by
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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