El Escorial
by Mary Cable
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. Full page glossy, color illustrations throughout. Only defect is the previous owner's name is on the top outer corner of the half title page. DJ is bright without creases, tears, and chips. From the front DJ flap, "El Escorial is the fascinating story of the vast monastery-palace that was the spiritual and political heart of Spain in the turbulent sixteenth century when...Europe erupted with religious discord and military rivalries - the New World beckoned with promises of rich colonial empires - Spain reached its imperial zenith."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grampy's Bookcase (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2bc1403412
- Title
- El Escorial
- Author
- Mary Cable
- Format/Binding
- Brown faux-leather with gilt lettering on the spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Newsweek
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 172
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- El Escorial
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Grampy's Bookcase
Biblio member since 2018
Ridgeley, West Virginia
About Grampy's Bookcase
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
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