Henry VIII
by (Henry VIII) Pollard, A.F
- Used
- Condition
- Three-quarter red morocco, red boards, t.e.g. Upper board detached, lower joint shaky; internally Fine. Bookplate and small gilt
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Goupil, 1902. No. 123 of 1150 copies, printed on fine paper. Illustrated with over 30 full-page plates, many after portraits by Holbein, including the vividly hand-colored frontispiece portrait of Henry. 1 vols. Folio. Three-quarter red morocco, red boards, t.e.g. Upper board detached, lower joint shaky; internally Fine. Bookplate and small gilt spine stamp of the Scottish Conservative Club, no other ex-lib markings. No. 123 of 1150 copies, printed on fine paper. Illustrated with over 30 full-page plates, many after portraits by Holbein, including the vividly hand-colored frontispiece portrait of Henry. 1 vols. Folio. "The Majestic Lord Who Broke the Bonds of Rome". This early edition of Pollard's history traces the life and reign of Henry VIII. An Oxford research fellow and historian, the author "was the leading authority on the Tudor period in his generation" (DNB).
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- Seller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 220713
- Title
- Henry VIII
- Author
- (Henry VIII) Pollard, A.F
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated with over 30 full-page plates, many after portraits by Holbein, including the vividly hand-colored frontispiece port
- Book Condition
- Used - Three-quarter red morocco, red boards, t.e.g. Upper board detached, lower joint shaky; internally Fine. Bookplate and small gilt
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No. 123 of 1150 copies, printed on fine paper
- Publisher
- Goupil
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- British
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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