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The Mistresses of Charles II
by Masters, Brian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London, Blond and Briggs, 1979, hardcover, 192 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Tight, clean and firmly bound, slight lean to spine, light spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light nicks to head and heel of spine, darkening to edges of rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An authoritative look at four of the at least fifteen known mistresses of the popular English Restoration monarch, focusing primarily on Lucy Walter, Barbara Villiers, Louise de Keroualle, and the actress Nell Gwynn. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-&-white plates. Index appended.
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10316
- Title
- The Mistresses of Charles II
- Author
- Masters, Brian
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Biography & Autobiography; Biography: royalty; England; Genealogy; Great Britain; History; Mistresses; Reference; Royalty
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