London: Goupil. VERY FINE book in full crimson levant morocco. 1st ed. #3/250.. 1903. 1st ltd ed.. Hardcover. VERY FINE book. Lucian Durvand, 1852-1924, binding, one of France's finest binders. Signed by him @ front, lower, turn in. . 33x26(cm), Pp.254. Sophia's son became UK's George I. Printed on Japanese vellum paper. Two identical frontis, one of which in color. Most plates printed in two states, both w tissue guards, one captioned. Pastedowns & both sides of first & last 2 leaves marbled. Elaborate gilt turn ins of 2 rows of dentils separated by 4 ruled or dotted lines. Both covers identically gilt decorated. Board edges double ruled in gilt. Covers framed with linear floral design & double ruling, this duplicated but reversed an inch inside. Inside this a more elaborate floral design. Spine w 5 raised, gilt ruled, ribs. 2nd panel gilt lettered author/title. Other panels w corner fleur de lis, inside which a double ruled rectangle with a floral design inside that. The bkplts of Bernard Vincent Mahony inside front & backcovers. Other than these 3 bkplts a pristine book. Cover tips & spine ends with no hint of rubbing or scuffing, let alone actual wear. Gilt edged top edge as bright & shiny as new. Other edges are deckled with not even a hint of soiling or foxing. Truly a spectacular copy. .

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Librería: Quiet Friends (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 001306
Título: THE ELECTRESS SOPHIA and the HANOVERIAN SUCCESSION
Autor: Ward, Adolphus William 9f
Ilustrador: 38 plates, most in 2 states.
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - VERY FINE book in full crimson levant morocco. 1st ed. #3/250.
Edición: 1st ltd ed.
Editorial: Goupil
Lugar de publicación: London
Fecha de publicación: 1903
Palabras clave: VERY FINE book. Lucian Durvand, 1852-1924, binding, one of France's, finest binders. Signed by him @ front, lower, turn in., durvand, binding, limited, numbered, atticbox

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We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.

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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...
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...
Vellum: Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...

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