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Lea and Blanchard, 1844. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. ORIGINAL 1844 PRINTING. Text unmarked. Some pages with corner creases. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Longmans, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1861. New Edition. 703 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Volume V. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Sticker to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Tearing to last page. Some pages are left uncut. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Brown marks overall. Textblock is shaky.

Cambridge University Press, 2010-10-28. 1. Paperback. Used:Good.

This is an 1854 Volume II of the series.
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Phila.: Blanchard & Lea. Good; Spine Covering Missing. 1851. Hardback. 325 pages .

William Blackwood and Sons, 1853-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with wear and markings. Ex-library.

George Bell And Sons, 1878-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. ***Please Read*** light foxing - No DJ - no marks on text - gold edges on top - 7-A-18*

These are two very good opening volumes (I. and II) of the 1851 8 volume issue of this series, offered at $19.00 each.
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London: George Bell And Sons, 1876. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 'A New Edition' but actual edition and printing not known. In fairly good blue cloth boards, with blind stamped decorative borders and centre , gilt titles and blind stamped decoration to spine cloth. The covers have cracked hinge and wobble, fairly clean and edge-worn. Tanned end papers. Muslin visible from front end papers. Age-toned, grubby cut edges. The text block is in much better condition, held together firmly, clean and not tanned. With frontispiece and tissue guard.

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 6 ELIZABETH WOODVILLE, QUEEN OF EDWARD IV. (A.D. 1431-1492.) When Elizabeth Woodville was maid of honor to Queen Margaret of Anjou she little supposed that she would ever ascend the throne of England, yet that was her destiny not many years later. But, first, she became the wife of John Grey, son and heir of the wealthy Lord Ferrers, who owned the domain of Bradgate, where she lived until her husband's death. John Grey was a brave, handsome man of twenty-five when he married Elizabeth, and occupied the important position of leader of Queen Margaret's cavalry. He was killed at the second battle of St. Albans, leaving his young wife with two little children, named Thomas and Richard, both under four years of age. By the cruel fortunes of war these little ones were deprived of their inheritance of Bradgate, and so, with their mother, went to live at the Castle of Grafton, which belonged to the Duchess of Bedford, Elizabeth's mother. One day when… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 6 ELIZABETH WOODVILLE, QUEEN OF EDWARD IV. (A.D. 1431-1492.) When Elizabeth Woodville was maid of honor to Queen Margaret of Anjou she little supposed that she would ever ascend the throne of England, yet that was her destiny not many years later. But, first, she became the wife of John Grey, son and heir of the wealthy Lord Ferrers, who owned the domain of Bradgate, where she lived until her husband's death. John Grey was a brave, handsome man of twenty-five when he married Elizabeth, and occupied the important position of leader of Queen Margaret's cavalry. He was killed at the second battle of St. Albans, leaving his young wife with two little children, named Thomas and Richard, both under four years of age. By the cruel fortunes of war these little ones were deprived of their inheritance of Bradgate, and so, with their mother, went to live at the Castle of Grafton, which belonged to the Duchess of Bedford, Elizabeth's mother. One day when… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 4 ELIZABETH OF YORK, QUEEN OF HENRY VH. (A.D. 1466-1503.) This princess was the daughter of Edward IV. and Eliza- beth Woodville, whose secret marriage caused so much trouble. She was shut up in the sanctuary while her father's throne was in jeopardy, and danced at the balls given to celebrate his restoration. She was at that time only six years old, and when she reached the advanced age of nine her hand had been promised in marriage four times as a peace-offering from her father to other monarchs, Elizabeth was well educated, for at a very early age she could read and write her own language, as well as French and Spanish. She was sixteen when her little brothers were murdered in the Tower, and her love for them had been so great that she grieved very deeply over their cruel fate. Her engagement with Henry of Richmond, who afterwards ascended the throne, turned her attention from this dreadful event somewhat. Elizabeth was separated from her… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 3 ISABELLA OF VALOIS, SURNAMED THE LITTLE QUEEN, SECOND WIFE OF RICHARD II. (A. D. 1387-1410.) It seems strange that when Richard II. reached the age of thirty he should have had a fancy to share his throne with a child of nine, yet that was the age of Isabella of Valois when he married her. She was the eldest daughter of Charles VI. of France and the wicked Isabeau of Bavaria ; but fortunately she inherited nothing from her mother but her beautiful dark eyes and clear olive complexion ; her goodness and lovely character she got from her father. When Richard was told that Isabella was too young for him, he replied : " that every day would remedy the defi- ciency of age, and her youth was one of his reasons for preferring her, because he should educate her to his own mind, to the manners and customs of the English ; and thit, as for himself, he was young enough to wait for her." [A.D. 1396.] When the English ambassadors waited on… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 4 ELIZABETH OF YORK, QUEEN OF HENRY VH. (A.D. 1466-1503.) This princess was the daughter of Edward IV. and Eliza- beth Woodville, whose secret marriage caused so much trouble. She was shut up in the sanctuary while her father's throne was in jeopardy, and danced at the balls given to celebrate his restoration. She was at that time only six years old, and when she reached the advanced age of nine her hand had been promised in marriage four times as a peace-offering from her father to other monarchs, Elizabeth was well educated, for at a very early age she could read and write her own language, as well as French and Spanish. She was sixteen when her little brothers were murdered in the Tower, and her love for them had been so great that she grieved very deeply over their cruel fate. Her engagement with Henry of Richmond, who afterwards ascended the throne, turned her attention from this dreadful event somewhat. Elizabeth was separated from her… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 1 THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. CHAPTER I. MATILDA OF FLANDERS, WIFE OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR (1031-1083). Matilda, wife of the great William, the Conqueror, was an exceedingly handsome woman, and as she had received the best education that was possible in her times, she was as celebrated for her learning as for her beauty. She was, besides, generous and religious, and had all the qualities necessary for the position she was called upon to fill. She was famed for her fancy-work, which was looked upon as one of the most important and desirable occupations for ladies of rank ; and any woman who could spin, weave and embroider was considered quite a treasure. Matilda had three cousins who were such skilful needle- women, that they were sought in marriage by the greatest princes of Europe. Their work has not been preserved, but Matilda's still remains and is called the Bayeux Tapestry. It is the most wonderful achievement in needlework ever… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 5 KATHARINE PARR, SIXTH QUEEN OF HENRY VIII. (A.D. 1513-1548.) Katharine Parr was the first Protestant Queen of England, and the only one of the wives of Henry VIII. who supported the doctrine of the Reformation with sincerity. She was an Englishwoman, but not of royal birth, being the only daughter of Sir Thomas Parr, a knight. She was gifted by nature with a fine mind, which was carefully cul- tivated by her excellent mother, as some of her writings that still exist certainly prove. She read and wrote Latin well, and had some knowledge of Greek. When a little girl she never could bear to sew, and often said to her mother, " my hands are ordained to touch crowns and sceptres, not spindles and needles." But Lady Parr was too wise to allow such notions to take a strong hold of her daughter's mind, and insisted on her performing those duties that befitted her station in life ; con- sequently her embroidery, of which specimens have been… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 2 BERENGARIA OF NAVARRE, QUEEN OF RICHARD I. A.D. 1 165—1230. Richard Cceur de Lion first met the beautiful, accomplished Berengaria at a tournament, and fell desperately in love with her ; but, unfortunately, he was at that time engaged to Alice of France, so could not offer his hand to the Provencal princess. Both Sancho the Wise, King of Navarre, Berengaria's father, and Sancho the Strong, her brother, were poets of considerable merit, and early came under the notice of Richard, who was not only a troubadour poet, but as sovereign of Aquitaine^ he was, besides, the prince and judge of all the troubadours. Between him and Berengaria's brother a warm friendship was formed in early youth, strengthened by their similarity of tastes. It was not until after his father's death that Richard was at liberty to marry the Princess Berengaria, to whom he had been secretly engaged for several years. So she was about twenty-six years old when… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 3 ISABELLA OF VALOIS, SURNAMED THE LITTLE QUEEN, SECOND WIFE OF RICHARD II. (A. D. 1387-1410.) It seems strange that when Richard II. reached the age of thirty he should have had a fancy to share his throne with a child of nine, yet that was the age of Isabella of Valois when he married her. She was the eldest daughter of Charles VI. of France and the wicked Isabeau of Bavaria ; but fortunately she inherited nothing from her mother but her beautiful dark eyes and clear olive complexion ; her goodness and lovely character she got from her father. When Richard was told that Isabella was too young for him, he replied : " that every day would remedy the defi- ciency of age, and her youth was one of his reasons for preferring her, because he should educate her to his own mind, to the manners and customs of the English ; and thit, as for himself, he was young enough to wait for her." [A.D. 1396.] When the English ambassadors waited on… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 5 KATHARINE PARR, SIXTH QUEEN OF HENRY VIII. (A.D. 1513-1548.) Katharine Parr was the first Protestant Queen of England, and the only one of the wives of Henry VIII. who supported the doctrine of the Reformation with sincerity. She was an Englishwoman, but not of royal birth, being the only daughter of Sir Thomas Parr, a knight. She was gifted by nature with a fine mind, which was carefully cul- tivated by her excellent mother, as some of her writings that still exist certainly prove. She read and wrote Latin well, and had some knowledge of Greek. When a little girl she never could bear to sew, and often said to her mother, " my hands are ordained to touch crowns and sceptres, not spindles and needles." But Lady Parr was too wise to allow such notions to take a strong hold of her daughter's mind, and insisted on her performing those duties that befitted her station in life ; con- sequently her embroidery, of which specimens have been… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 1 THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. CHAPTER I. MATILDA OF FLANDERS, WIFE OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR (1031-1083). Matilda, wife of the great William, the Conqueror, was an exceedingly handsome woman, and as she had received the best education that was possible in her times, she was as celebrated for her learning as for her beauty. She was, besides, generous and religious, and had all the qualities necessary for the position she was called upon to fill. She was famed for her fancy-work, which was looked upon as one of the most important and desirable occupations for ladies of rank ; and any woman who could spin, weave and embroider was considered quite a treasure. Matilda had three cousins who were such skilful needle- women, that they were sought in marriage by the greatest princes of Europe. Their work has not been preserved, but Matilda's still remains and is called the Bayeux Tapestry. It is the most wonderful achievement in needlework ever… Read More