London, Paris, New York: Goupil & Co., 1903. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Beautiful limited edition, #15 of 250 on Japanese paper with series of plates from contemporary works of art. Full black leather boards, with red leather and embossed gold decoration on front and spine, raised bands, gold title on spine, top edges gilt. Red leather gilt-tooled doublure (verso of boards). Blue silk free endpapers. Two frontis portraits of Sophia, one sepia and the other full color. Tissue guard on the color portrait and on most other portraits in the book. Third blank page is loose. Marbled paper covered slipcase is sturdy but worn at edges. Binder Taffin. Very heavy. No priority or international shipping.

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Bookseller: Old Algonquin Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16787
Title: The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession
Author: Ward, Adolphus William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited edition
Publisher: Goupil & Co.
Place of Publication: London, Paris, New York
Date Published: 1903
Keywords: Germany, England, royalty, British sovereinty, 18th century,
Bookseller catalogs: History;

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Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.

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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"...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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...
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...
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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....
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...