History of royal families and treasures.
Geo. Newnes Ltd. / Wm. Clowes & Sons, 1937. Folio Softcover. 78pp + advertisement pp. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with some bumped and dogeared corners; textblock has detatched from cover. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, chipping.....
Wells and Lilly, 1821. Hardcover. 8vo. Two volume set rebound with green leather boards with banded spine titled and decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binding firm. Inscription to title page of both volumes. Pages appear to have been cut to fit new boards- inscription is partial but remaining pages seem.....
Summit Books, 1987. 8Vo Hardcover. 367pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Boards are clean and pointed. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket is unclipped with minor tears around top edges and some shelfwear.
Exposition Press, 1966. 1st. 8Vo Hardcovers. 119pp. Brown boards, golden lettering on spine and front board, unclipped jacket. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, edgeblush throughout, one dogear, moderate+ jacketwear, edgewear and small edge tears, sunning.....
Burke Publishing Co., 1921. 80th ed. 4To Hardcover. 2990pp. Red debossed boards, faded golden lettering on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact with separation and heavy chipping on exterior joints. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, fraying;.....
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1934. Signed. 8vo Hardcover. 381pp. Stated first edition. Signed and inscribed by Harding on front fly, underneath a crossed out gift inscription. Warm pages are otherwise unmarked. Page 145 has newspaper clipping about Bertita Harding that has toned the paper. Binding is tight, hinges are cracked but.....
Manchester University Press, 1977. 8Vo. Hardcover. 385 pp. Text is unmarked on warmly patinated pages. Bound in red boards with gold gilt lettering. Surface shows minor shelf wear with bumped corners and a smudge found on the front cover. Lightly sunned top edge. Slight cant but binding is tight. Hinges.....
Newport, 1948. Presentation Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. A photo of Queen Elizabeth is signed "Elizabeth R" and dated 1948. 105pp. Contents are clean with two intact fold out photographs. Text block is lightly foxed and blue painted top edge has begun to fade. Rear.....
J Barfield, 1807. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. Elephant Folio. Marbled boards bound in 1/2 calf with burgundy title plate on the cover. Spine decorated in gilt. Heavily worn edges with bottom corner chipped. Chipping continues slightly through text block corner. Both boards are detached, previous owner has taped them loosely.....
Roy Publishers. 8Vo Hardcover. 213pp. No date listed. Endpages are lightly foxed. Text unmarked with a warm patina. Bound in red cloth with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Blue jacket remains unclipped heavily chipped edges. Binding tight and square.
Pegasus Books, 2022. Signed. 8vo Hardcover. 422pp. Signed and inscribed by Lownie on bookplate sticker present on half title. Contents are otherwise unmarked. Tightly bound with secure hinges. Black paper boards with yellow cloth spine are clean and pointed. Jacket is unclipped and bright with minor shelf wear.
Longsman, Green and Co., 1882. 1st. Hardcover. 16mo. Complete 8-volume set decoratively bound with leather gilt spine and gilt along edges of the cover boards. Binding is square and hinges are intact on each volume, however, the front hinge of volume 1 is completely split, though still attached by two.....
Elliott & Thompson, 2004. Revised Edition. 8vo Softcover. White pages are unmarked. Rusty orange covers are pointed with a few smudges on bottom edge of text-block. Tightly bound with securely attached hinges.
E.P. Dutton & Co. 8Vo. Hardcover. 316 pp. Text is unmarked on clean pages. Green boards are decorated in beautiful red and blue accents with gilt lettering on the spine. Text block features a gilt top-edge & roughly cut deckled fore & bottom edges. Binding has a slight slant with.....
Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 510p. Bright pages are notated in pencil. Dark teal cloth boards are pointed and clean. Tightly bound with secure hinges. Notes written on rear endpaper.
Praeger Publishers, 1970. 8vo Hardcover. 231p. Bright pages are unmarked. Tightly bound with securely attached hinges. Beige cloth boards are pointed with mild damage on bottom edges, as pictured. Jacket is price clipped with a few closed tears on the extremities and mild edge wear.
J.G. Gotta'fche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1914. Hardcover. 8vo. Letters from Prince Bismark to his wife written in German. Hardbound in blue cloth with stamped boarders-gilt decorated front board shows gilt title and gilt crest. Similarly decorated spine is squared showing minor edge rubbing- rear hinge is secure and front hinge is.....
New York: Pocket Books, 1957. 1st Printing. 12Mo Softcover. 125pp. Text is clean and unmarked on warmly toned pages. Binding is tight and secure. Red Painted text-block is square. Wraps remain colorful and glossy. Spine is gently chipped along edges.
Book-of-the-Month Club, 1991. Reprint. 8vo Hardcover. 307p. Contents are unmarked on bright pages. Maroon paper boards with orange cloth spine are clean and pointed. Illustrated dust jacket is colorful and unclipped with light wear to edges and minor scuffing on rear panel. Binding is tight with hinges securely attached.