Windsor And Eton.
London: Batsford, 1957. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. foxed on blank side, foxing to fore-edge of pages. London: Batsford, (1957). More about Windsor And Eton
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Courtiers; 900 Years of Court Life.
color illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Victor Gollancz, 1986. vg. More about Courtiers; 900 Years of Court Life
The House of Saud; The Rise and Rule of the Most Powerful Dynasty in the Arab World
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Illus. 569pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. edges of board corners lightly bumped. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1982). Very good. More about The House of Saud; The Rise and Rule of the Most Powerful Dynasty in the Arab World
The Monstrous Regiment.
New York: Minton, 1930. 250pp., 8vo, blue cloth; corners bumped. New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1930. A very good copy. More about The Monstrous Regiment
Queen Victoria.
New York: Century Co., 1897. Exquisite colored frontispiece, and many superb full-page & text photogravures from paintings, prints, art objects, etc., lettered tissue guards. Thick 4to, stiff lettered paper covers, uncut edges, fine clean interior. New York: The Century Co., 1897. Scarce. Very good (+). Splendidly printed & illustrated biography by the Queen's librarian from the Royal collections. Number 67 of only 100 copies printed on Japanese paper with an extra series of plates (without the frontispiece) in a separate folder. More about Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria.
London: Boussod, Valadon & Co., 1897. Exquisite colored frontispiece, and a profusion of superb full-page & text photogravures from paintings, prints, art objects, etc., lettered tissue guards. Thick 4to, contemporary 3/4 navy blue morocco over marbled boards (quite scuffed but still sound and attractive); uncut edges. London & Paris: Boussod, Valadon & Co., 1897. Splendidly printed & illustrated biography by the Queen's librarian. More about Queen Victoria
Royal Representations; Queen Victoria and British Culture, 1837-1876
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, cloth lightly rubbed, top margins throughout are very slightly wrinkled from exposure to dampness, but not dampstained, several pages creased. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1998). More about Royal Representations; Queen Victoria and British Culture, 1837-1876
Born Royal: The Lives and Loves of the Young Windsors.
Illustrated. 317pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Toronto: Bantam, (1988). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Born Royal: The Lives and Loves of the Young Windsors
Victoria Regina: A Dramatic Biography.
Illustrations by E.H. Shepard. 470pp. 8vo, red cloth (spine evenly faded) N.Y.: Scribner's, circa 1940. More about Victoria Regina: A Dramatic Biography
The Music with the Form and Order of the Service to be Performed at the Coronation of Her Most Excellent Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
London: Novello, 1953. in the Abbey Church of Westminster... 4to, gilt-decorated red cloth, front cover slightly warped, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn, cloth lightly soiled. London: Novello, 1953. More about The Music with the Form and Order of the Service to be Performed at the Coronation of Her Most...
The Queens of England: From the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria
Chicago: Wasson, 1901. Frontis, illustrated. vi + 549pp., 8vo, green cloth, gilt-lettering, border and front cover illustration; corners bumped, light rubbing. Chicago: B. S. Wasson & Co., 1901. Internally fine, a very good (+) copy of this very scarce title. More about The Queens of England: From the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria
Louis XIV In Love and in War.
New York: Harper, 1929. Illustrated. 356pp., 8vo, black cloth; rubbed, front hinge beginning. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. A very good copy. More about Louis XIV In Love and in War
The Jubilee Years, 1887-1897.
London: Folio Society, 1996. Many color and b/w Illus. 4to, 1/2 blue cloth and pictorial boards, publisher's slipcase. London: Folio Society, 1996. Fine. More about The Jubilee Years, 1887-1897
Crown and Parliament in Tudor-Stuart England.
New York: 1959. 4to, cloth, d.w. New York, 1959. More about Crown and Parliament in Tudor-Stuart England
Marie Antoinette.
New York: Viking, 1971. Illustrated throughout, much in color, some folding plates. 249pp. Short square 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: The Viking Press, 1971. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust wrapper, protected with cardboard sleeve. More about Marie Antoinette
Signed Autograph Card
Gorgeous large full signature on a custom printed autograph card, 6" x 3", imprinted with the subjects name and title. Very attractive and suitable for framing. Fine condition. King of Jordan (1935-1999). More about Signed Autograph Card
The Hollow Crown: A Life of Richard II.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1961. Illustrated. xvii + 276pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, (1961). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More about The Hollow Crown: A Life of Richard II
Elizabeth, Captive Princess.
A few b/w illus. Small 8vo,black cloth. N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Co., (1948). very good. More about Elizabeth, Captive Princess
Plan Du Quartier Du Palais Royal
1773. Map. Engraving. 19" x 28". Mounted on paper to tip into an atlas, page measuring 23.5 x 31.25" Beautiful 18th century large scale plan of the 5. quartier shows many important sections of Paris, including Champs Elisees, Place de Louis XV, le Palais Royal and the Seine River. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot (1632--1712) was a French sculptor, engraver, publisher, and cartographer. He served as official geographer to King Louis XIV and worked with other prominent mapmakers of the period, such as... More about Plan Du Quartier Du Palais Royal
Memorials and Letters Relating to the History of Britain in the Reign of James The First.
Glasgow: Foulis, 1766. Extra illustrated with numerous copper engravings. 2 volumes, 12mo, full green morocco, gilt design on front and back covers, inner dentelles, t.e.g. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1766. Second Edition Corrected and Enlarged. Very Good (+). More about Memorials and Letters Relating to the History of Britain in the Reign of James The First
At Home with the Royal Family.
New York: Harper & Row, 1986. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 purple cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row, (1986). Very good. More about At Home with the Royal Family
Prince Albert: A Biography.
Illustrated. 299pp. Tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: knopf, 1984. Near fine. More about Prince Albert: A Biography
The Princes in the Tower
New York: Coward, 1978. Illustrated. xi + 238pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, (1978). First American edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about The Princes in the Tower
Elizabeth and Leicester.
Illus. frontis. Thick 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. New York, (1961). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More about Elizabeth and Leicester
Memoirs of the Court of England: London and its Celebrities.
Boston: Chester Rice, 1910. Colored frontispieces & other black & white illustrations with lettered tissue guards. 3 volumes, deckled edges, 3/4 blue morocco, one hinge strengthened, a little rubbed. Boston: Chester F. Rice, no date, ca. 1910. Very good. Limited to one of 100 numbered copies. More about Memoirs of the Court of England: London and its Celebrities