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Lettres De Henri VIII à Anne Boleyn, Publiées D’après les Originaux de la Bibliothèque du Vatican
Paris: Crapelet, 1853. Quarter calf, 11 inches tall. An elegant binding with twin labels, gilt. With the 2 hand coloured engraved portraits. Second edition. With the letters in Tudor English and French. A fascinating and rare book in excellent condition.
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Regal History. The Armorial Insignia of the Kings and Queens of England.
London: The Author, Rodwell & Martin, Moule, 1821. Half calf, 11.5 inches tall. With gilt bands, blind tooled centre tooling and label. With fine engravings throughout, including 32 hand coloured pages. The spine is slightly faded but overall a lovely copy of this finely illustrated work.
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Queen Victoria.
London & Paris: Boussod, Valadon & Co.. (Goupil), 1897. Half morocco, 13 inches tall. A splendid binding by Bumpus with wide gilt raised bands, 'regal' gilt centre tools, gilt block to the upper board and gilt top edge. Fine colour frontispiece and further illustrations throughout. A deluxe edition on fine paper printed in Paris.
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The Letters of Queen Victoria.
London: John Murray, 1907. 3 volume set, 9 inches tall. A handsome Edwardian half morocco binding by Bickers with gilt raised bands, gilt crown and rose centre tools in the panels and gilt top edges. Foxing mostly confined to the preliminaries and edges. A few small marks to the boards but still a splendid looking set of 'a Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861'.
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The Greville Memoirs. A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. And King William IV.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1874. 3 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A most attractive Victorian half calf set with gilt raised bands, twin labels and dense gilt tooling to the panels. Some foxing to the preliminaries, then clean. From the library and with the bookplates of L. Rothschild. A handsome set of the the work of this great diarist who, at a later date, extended his journal to cover much of the reign of Queen Victoria.
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Royal Homes Near London.
London: John Lane at the Bodley Head, 1930. Full calf, 10 inches tall. A sumptuous full pink calf by Bumpus with gilt raised bands, single gilt fillet framing the panels and boards, dentelles and all edges. From the library of the Duke of Gloucester, the son of King George V and Queen Mary. A charming work with 43 full page illustrations.
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George the Third, his Court, and Family.
ondon; Colburn, 1820. 2 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A splendid binding very typical of the period with gilt raised bands and dense blind tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With the bookseller's ticket of Hoitt of Portman Square and armorial bookplate. With 18 full page engraved portraits.
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Mrs. Fitzherbert and George IV.
London: Longmans,Green, and Co, 1905. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A luxurious Edwardian half crushed morocco with wide gilt raised bands, simple but elegant gilt framed panels and gilt top edge. Armorial bookplate. Illustrated throughout. Some foxing to the edges. A handsome set.
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Mémoires de Madame Campan Sur la vie priveé de Marie-Antoinette.
Paris: L. Carteret, 1910. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A superb full morocco binding by Bickers with gilt raised bands and very smart gilt pallets framing the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. Original wraps bound in. With the bookplate of Alfred de Curzon, 19th century French painter. Slight foxing to the preliminaries. Madame Campan was in the service of Marie-Anoinette before and during the horrors of the French Revolution. This set is number 204 exemplaires sur papier velin du Marais. There are 63 very fine engravings by Leon Boisson from illustrations by LALAUZE. In the original French.
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Famous Women.
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1908. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A striking binding by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, twin labels and smart gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Finely printed by Humphreys on hand-made paper. Translated from "Vie des Dames", these biographies of the most influential women described in Brantôme's memoirs of the illustrious men and women whom he had known, written down towards the end of his life at the beginning of the 17th century. A fine copy in English.
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Mr. Charles, King of England.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1926. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid binding by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling framing the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Extra-illustrated with 16 engraved plates. An entertaining account of the Restoration of the monarchy and life of King Charles II. A sparkling copy.
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Histoire de S. Louis.
Lille: Desclée, de Brouwer et Cie, c.1890. Full calf, 9 inches tall. A beautifully bound volume with gilt raised bands and superb gilt tooling to the panels and boards. All edges gilt. A remarkable printing of this great work, written at the beginning of the 14th century. The first and last leaves are printed on vellum.
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Royal Palaces & Gardens.
London: A & C Black, 1916. Half red crushed morocco by Bayntun of Bath. 10.5 inches tall. One of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author. Gilt raised bands, fine gilt center tools and all edges. 60 colour plates tipped in. A splendid copy.
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Mémoires de S.A.S. Antoine-Philippe D'Orléans, Duc De Montpensier, Prince du Sang.
Paris: Baudouin Fréres, 1824. Half vellum, 8 inches tall. an elegant volume in a neat half vellum binding with gilt pallets and centre tools and contrasting green label. With the bookplate of Vane Londonderry. From the library of Charles William Vane (formerly Stewart), third Marquess of Londonderry. Vane served with distinction throughout the Peninsula War. His dashing and dandified portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence is at the National Portrait Gallery. He amassed magnificent libraries in his various Country Houses. Engraved frontispiece. Following the revolution, Antoine, the younger brother of the last King of France, fled France and died in exile in England. In the original French.
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The Sailor King. William the fourth, His Court and Subjects.
London: Hutchinson, 1903. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A good looking half navy blue crushed morocco with wide raised bands and simple but pleasing gilt pallets framing the panels. Gilt top edges. Full page plates.
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Vie de Catherine II, Impératrice de Russie.
Paris: Buisson, 1797. 2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A simple but good looking late 18th century 'russia' calf from the library of Lord Kinnaird of Rossie Priory. With gilt bands and titles. Some rubbing and slight splitting but still firm and solid. Embellished with 6 engraved portraits. In the original French.
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History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella.
London: Routledge, c.1880. 2 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. Fine full straight grain calf by Relph with gilt raised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling to the panels. A gilt 'prize' stamp embossed on the upper boards, A prize stamp on the paste down end paper and bookplate on the first blank. Portraits.
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Five Fair Sisters. An Italian Episode at the Court of Louis XIV.
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1907. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A shining binding by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neatly gilt framed panels. Gilt fillets framing the boards, dentelles and all edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. With 17 plates and extra-Illustrated with several engraved portraits. A lovely copy of this history of frolicking and intrigue at the 17th century French court of the Sun King.
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The Crown Jewels and other Regalia in the Tower of London.
London: Dropmore Press, 1953. Three quarter morocco, 14 inches tall. A splendid volume with raised bands, gilt titles, embossed upper board and all edges. Number 8 of 99 signed copies. 8 colour and 32 monochrome plates.
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Memoirs of her late Royal Highness Charlotte Augusta. (Bound with) A Sacred Memorial of Her late Royal Highness Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales.
London: Thomas Kelly, 1821, 1818. Half morocco, 8.5 inches tall. A handsome binding by Hatchards with gilt raised bands and gilt pallets framing the panels. Gilt top edge. The second edition of the Memoirs 'revised, augmented, and improved. Ornamented with interesting engravings'.
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