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Queen Victoria (Fine Binding)
by Richard R. Holmes
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Century; Boussod, Valadon, New York, London, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. [Beautifully illustrated account of the life and reign of Queen Victoria of England in an attractive binding] Folio, 34 cm. Bound in 3/4 red morocco over brown linen. Gilt ruled. Corners bumped, slightly rounded by shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. ii, 200 pages. 41 high engraved plates, portraits, facsimiles. The author, Richard R. Holmes was the librarian to the Queen. Armorial bookplate of Eugene Kramon.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2212160010
- Title
- Queen Victoria (Fine Binding)
- Author
- Richard R. Holmes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Century; Boussod, Valadon, New York, London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
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About SequiturBooks
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Glossary
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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