Verkäufer Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 18. Mai 2007
Beschreibung
The scarce first edition of I. A. Taylor's informative biography of Christina, Queen of Sweden. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and sixteen further plates. Collated, complete.Taylor's biography charts Christina's life in chronological order in twenty-seven chapters, detailing her role as ruler of the Swedish Empire, her abdication, and her death.With the stamp of Knowle Hall, Knowle, to the front free endpaper, half title, and head of title page.A wonderful biography of the woman famously described by Pope Alexander VII as 'a queen without a realm, a Christian without faith, and a woman without shame'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip tail, otherwise externally fine. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Stamp to front free endpaper, half title, and title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting - and some foxing - throughout. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 857F43
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Christina of Sweden
Verlag: Hutchinson & Co, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1909
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book
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