Katherine Swynford - The Story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess
by Alison Weir
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224063219
- ISBN 13
- 9780224063210
- Seller
-
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 2007 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Story of the 14th century mother of the Beauforts and ancestress of the Yorkist, Tudor and Stuart kings. 366pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of colour photographs. Gilt lettering to spine, burgundy endpapers. Top edges sunned, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-3560 and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015433
- Title
- Katherine Swynford - The Story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess
- Author
- Alison Weir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0224063219
- ISBN 13
- 9780224063210
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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