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Charles I.
by SKELTON, Sir John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Goupil & Co.,, 1898. First edition, attractively bound by Maclehose. This work, published posthumously, is a beautifully illustrated biography of Charles I which follows the story of his life from birth to death with numerous finely printed portraits and facsimile documents. A lawyer by training, Sir John Skelton (1831-1897) gained fame as a writer thanks a series of successful biographical works on Mary Queen of Scots, in which he "characteristically displayed something of the spirit of the advocate" (ODNB). He also contributed to Fraser's Magazine under the pseudonym of Shirley - a name inspired by Charlotte Bronte's novel - and to Blackwood's Magazine. The MacLehose bindery was founded in 1862 by Glasgow publisher and bookseller James MacLehose (1811-1885). The bindery soon became known for its elaborately tooled works in an art nouveau style. Large quarto (320 x 249 mm). Contemporary red morocco by Maclehose, spine with raised bands, elaborate frames and lettering in gilt on compartments, gilt ornamental design on covers, board edges and turn-ins ruled in gilt, cream paper doublures, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Colour portrait frontispiece, 41 engraved plates with captioned tissue guards (a number of them smaller), title page printed in red and black. Spine toned, occasional rubbing to extremities, one lower corner gently bumped, a few small marks to covers, offsetting to endpapers and title page, contents bright and clean. A very good, generously-margined copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160685
- Title
- Charles I.
- Author
- SKELTON, Sir John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Goupil & Co.,
- Date Published
- 1898
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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