The Stuarts
by J.J. Foster
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/Very good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Dickinson's, 1902. Edition Royale. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Edition Royale. Leather Bound. H: 15", D: 10", W: 2" 2 Volumes. J.J. Foster, The Stuarts. Limited edition. Bound in full red morocco with covers displaying ornate gilt tooling on the borders and central familial crests. Raised bands gilt with panels displaying ornate royal gilt tooling and label lettering in gilt. The top edges are gilt with ornate gilt tooled turn-ins. The Edition Royale consists of 20 copies signed by the author, this being no. 5. Illustrations of the personal history of the family (especially Mary Queen of Scots) in XVIth, XVIIth, and XVIIIth century art. Published by Dickinson's in London, 1902.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2781
- Title
- The Stuarts
- Author
- J.J. Foster
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Royale
- Publisher
- Dickinson's
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...