A Mesalliance in the House of Brunswick From the French of Viscount Horric de Beaucaire [First English Edition - Half Leather Fine Binding for Sotheran]

Viscount Horric De Beaucaire

Verlag: London: Remington and Co., 1886

Beschreibung

London: Remington and Co. 1886. Beautiful binding for "Henry Sotheran and Co." 140 Strand, London. Half morocco leather trimmed in gilt. Cloth boards with marbled end papers. Spine decorated in gilt with gilt titles and gilt year to the base of the spine. Top edge gilt. Signed to the title page. Provenance: Bookplate for Herbert G Squiers to the front paste down. Herbert Goldsmith Squiers (April 20, 1859 October 19, 1911) was an American diplomat and soldier, who served as the U.S. minister to Cuba (1902 1905), and Panama (1906 1909) and a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. Squiers was a noted collector of fine porcelain, and had previously collected porcelain during vacations in Japan. While serving as the First Secretary of the American Legation in Beijing, he added to this collection.The source of his collection was subject to controversy even after his death. x, 296pp including list of surnames, text very clean. Externally: good Internally: good Publisher: Remington & Co., London Publication Date: 1886 Binding: Three-Quarter Leather Cloth Board Book Condition: Good Edition: First Edition Book Type: Biography. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1700242033614

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Mesalliance in the House of Brunswick From...

Verlag: London: Remington and Co.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1886

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition