London: Richard Bentley, 1857. Two volumes, complete. Contemporary 3/4 brown calf over marbled paper boards, red and green morocco title lables, raised bands, gilt tooling and , marbled endpapers and edges. 416, 420 pages w/ Index; engraved frontispieces. The past history of British and 16 other European monarchs. Some light general overall wear, remains a clean, tight set in an attractive binding Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Leather. Very Good.

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Bookseller: Books & Bidders (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003871
Title: Monarchs Retired from Business
Author: Doran, Dr. [John]
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Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Richard Bentley
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1857
Keywords: MONARCHS
Bookseller catalogs: Leather Bound Books;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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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...
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Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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