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Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671216597 . Brown cloth boards / gilt titles to the spine. First Edition. There is light wear to the spine ends and corners with sunning to the spine ends. A black remainder mark on the bottom edge. Tightly bound with an unmarked interior. The DJ is unclipped with spine sunning, scuffing and edgewear, but in very good condition. "The marriage of H. M. Queen Victoria to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg was a love affair for twenty-one years of happiness and produced nine children, whose descendants peopled the thrones of Europe." ; Remainder; B&W Illustrations; 1.5 x 9.3 x 6 Inches; 378 pages .

United Kingdom: Penguin Classic. Very Good+. 1978. Paperback. 0140000364 . Mass Market Paperback in Very Good+ condition. Squared, tightly bound with a clean, unmarked interior. Age tanning to the pages, an uncreased spine and moderate cover wear. "Conrad's first novel, is a probing presentation of the strains of life at a cultural crossroad. Almayer, a Dutch trader stranded in Sambir up a virtually unknown equatorial river, finds himself immersed in a dense world of cultures, both old and new. "; Penguin Modern Classics; 7.10 X 4.40 X 0.40 inches; 168 pages .

Cornell University Press. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0801438675 . Tan hard covers with red cloth spine covering. Light spine end bumping. A bright, unmarked interior. The DJ is in very good+ condition with light scuffing. "Chauveau combines his knowledge of Egyptian sources with judicious use of classical materials to produce an authoritative biography of Cleopatra, the woman and queen, seen in the light of the turbulent era in which she lived. 10 illustrations. 2 maps. Chauveau combines his knowledge of Egyptian sources with judicious use of classical materials to produce an authoritative biography of Cleopatra, the woman and queen, seen in the light of the turbulent era in which she lived. 10 illustrations. 2 maps." ; 0.58 x 8.52 x 5.7 Inches; 104 pages .

Toronto, Ont.: Musson. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0773700714 . Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. A First Edition. Bumping on the back top corner, a small reaminder dot on the bottom text block. Very clean and tight interior. Black & white photos through out book. Reference Notes & Indexed. The DJ is glossy, small tears on flap creases, and small tear on front cover. "The author presents a fresh and coherent portrat of the Queen by describing the developing of her character and the evolution of her style of monarchy."; Remainder; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 389 pages .

London, England: MacMillan. Very Good. 1946. Hardcover. B00B10LA20 . Green hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. A tightly bound, unmarked book with wear to the spine ends and corners. Frontispiece of Queen Elizabethblack and white plates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 202 pages .

London, England: George G. Harrap & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Cloth/ Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Some rubbing on the cover and spine, spine ends and corners show some wear, but book is overall in good condition. Some pages are deckled on the fore text block as a result of being seperated. The interior is clean & bright. A frontispiece of the Duke, with 32 black & white plates throughout the book. Written with the assistance of Evelyn Graham. "The Duke was the last surviving son of Queen Victoria and often represented his brother, Edward VII and nephew, George V. He was married to a Prussian Princess." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 363 pages .

Doubleday. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1997. Trade Paperback. 0385486731 . An ovesize Trade Paperback in very good ++ condition. This copy is in wonderful condition with only a crease on the front bottom right corner. "Buried for 70 years in the Russian State Archive in Moscow, this collection finally tells, in their own words, the story of the great love and tumultuous lives of the last tsar and tsarina of Russia. 16-page, full-color insert, 2 photos, maps & family trees." ; 1.9 x 9.6 x 7.8 Inches; 688 pages .

Marboro Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0880294930 . Tan hardboards with red cloth spine covering. A Fine copy, tightly bound with a bright, unmarked text. The DJ is in Near Fine condition with light cover wear. ; 8.10 X 5.80 X 1.30 inches; 334 pages .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Good with no dust jacket. 1901. Hardcover. Red hardboards with blind imprint of a man on logs on the front cover, black lettering pannelled on the cover and black lettering on the spine. The spine is faded and spine ends are bumped, the previous owner's name written on the front free end-paper. Some notes, not messy, written through the book, a crack on the inner spine. "Dedicated to the men of Glencarry, who in patience in courage, and in the fear of God for helping build the Empire of the Canaidan West". ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 173 pages .

Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394545389 . Tan hardboards with burgundy cloth spine covering. In Very Good condition, tightly bound, an unmarked text with light spine end wear. Ex-library with the pocket and stamps. Stated First Edition. The DJ is unclipped and protected by a clear plastic covering. "Victorian London and Paris in the grip of the revolutionary fervor, political and artistic , of the 1830s and 1840s provide a vibrant background to the 40-year correspondence of the Courtland family beginning in 1828. Chief letter writers are Charles and Frederick, sons of a renowned London architect. "; 9.30 X 6.20 X 1.20 inches; 273 pages .

New York: Barnes & Noble. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0880299835 . Grey hard boards with a black cloth spine, silver lettering to the spine. This copy is in very good++ condition. Tightly bound with a tiny bit of spine end bumping. A clean & bright interior. The DJis glossy and in very good+ condition. "Victoria was the daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Mary Louise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. In 1837, at the age of 18 she succeeded her uncle, William IV to the throne of England. This was the first year of a reign that lasted an astonishing sixty-four years, until her death in 1901. In Queen Victoria the noted novelist and historian E. F. Benson has given us a fully rounded biography of the Queen whose conscientiousness and strict ethical code helped restore prestige to the Crown of England and established it as a symbol of public service and imperial unity." . ; History; 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.8 Inches; 406 pages .

Bantam. Very Good+. 1991. Paperback. 0553075861 . An Uncorrected Proof Pink Paperback in Fine condition. A well-bound and bright, clean book with light wear to the top spine end. Small black mark to the top edge. The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition. "In the near future, the debt-laden U. S. Owns a technology that renders it ''the world's best-defended Third World country.' ' The only real outer-space planning is in Common Europe, so young American ''space cadet'' Jerry Reed goes to work in Paris. He falls in love with and marries Soviet career bureaucrat Sonya Gagarin and the story jumps ahead 20 years, blending world events with a focus on their family. Sonya's star has risen with the Euro-Russians' while Jerry has been stymied by pervasive anti-Americanism." ; 9.10 X 6.20 X 1.60 inches; 567 pages .

McGraw-Hill Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Trade Paperback. 0070348057 . Trade Paperback. This copy has wear to the covers and edges, with spine creasing. It is tightly bound with a clean & unmarked interior. ; The Modern America Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages .