The Northern Courts. Containing Original Memoirs of the Sovereigns of Sweden and Denmark, Since 1766, Including the Extraordinary Vicissitudes in the Lives of the Grand-Children of George the Second. In Two Volumes By Mr John Brown [First Edition Full Leather Binding]

John Brown

Edité par London: Archibald Constable., 1818

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London: Archibald Constable, 1818, First Edition. Volume I. xviii, [ii], fold out genealogical table, 353pp; Volume II. 379pp. Full leather binding. Leather boards are marked and have elegant blind stamped decorations, and gilt borders on the front and rear boards. Spines are in worn but good condition, with four gilt raised bands with gilt decorations, and five compartments. In the second panel there are gilt titles, and on the fourth there are gilt volume numbers. Front paste down and front free end paper are marbled. Title pages are in good condition with foxing and offsetting to the title page in Vol I. The pages are foxed throughout. There is also a genealogical table in Vol 1. Good set. Approximately 8 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine fair to good condition rubbed and worn to the top and base with slight loss of colour, some scratches and marks to both volumes. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition gilt decoration to all board edges with blind stamped tooling to all the boards, marked, scratched and worn. Page edges good condition marbled, top edges faded. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition paper cracked but boards secure. Paste down good condition marbled. End paper good condition marbled, subsequent end paper with two previous owner s inscription in large purple crayon. Title good condition tanned and foxed with offsetting from the frontispiece of Vol. I. Pages good condition tanned and foxed throughout. Binding good condition worn but attractive. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1818 Binding: Hardback.

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• Titre: The Northern Courts. Containing Original Memoirs of the Sovereigns of Sweden and Denmark, Since 1766, Including the Extraordinary Vicissitudes in the Lives of the Grand-Children of George the Second. In Two Volumes By Mr John Brown [First Edition Full Leather Binding]
• Éditeur: London: Archibald Constable.
• Date de parution: 1818
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Good