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Cowdray: The History of a Great English House
by Mrs. Charles Roundell [Julia Anne Elizabeth Roundell]
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bickers & Son, 1884. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 8.5". Anthony Salvin; B. Austin; Grimm. A first edition copy of this history of Cowdray House, which was one of England's great Tudor houses. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with a gilt crest to the front board. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve further plates. Collated, complete. Cowdray House in West Sussex was once one of England's great Tudor houses, architecturally comparable to many of that era's great palaces and country houses. It is now a ruin, due to a fire in 1793. Julia Anne Elizabeth Roundell (née Tollemache, daughter of Wilbraham Tollemache of Dorfold Hall, Cheshire), wrote this illustrated history of this intriguing house, including the so-called 'curse of Cowdray'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, though with marks to the boards and shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876M27
- Title
- Cowdray: The History of a Great English House
- Author
- Mrs. Charles Roundell [Julia Anne Elizabeth Roundell]
- Illustrator
- Anthony Salvin; B. Austin; Grimm
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bickers & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- 10.5" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Cowdray Country houses Tudor Country houses
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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