Charles I..
by SKELTON, Sir.John
- Used
- Condition
- Light scattered foxing.
- Seller
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London & Paris: Goupil & Co, Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Co, 1898. Light scattered foxing.. Folio, colour frontispiece & engraved plates, protected with tissue guards; full brown morocco; gilt spine and tooling, marbled end papers with inner gilt dentelles; bookplate of John Stafford Reid Byers.
A comprehensive biography of Charles I, by Sir John Skelton who died in 1897 in the year preceding publication; illustrated with photogravures of portraits, places and objects. The binding is elegant with gilt coat of arms of Charles I and decoration.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4504736
- Title
- Charles I..
- Author
- SKELTON, Sir.John
- Book Condition
- Used - Light scattered foxing.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Goupil & Co, Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Co
- Place of Publication
- London & Paris
- Date Published
- 1898
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About the Seller
Hordern House Rare Books
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Surry Hills, New South Wales
About Hordern House Rare Books
Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.
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- 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,...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....