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Marjorie Bowen SUNDRY GREAT GENTLEMEN First edition 1928 Hardcover Biographies
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Condition: |
Used |
Binding: |
Hardcover |
Year Printed: |
1928 |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
United Kingdom |
Language: |
English |
Original/Facsimile: |
Original |
Place of Publication: |
London/New York |
Topic: |
Biography, Royalty, Rulers, Famous, Illustrated |
Character Family: |
Beverley Nichols |
Publisher: |
John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd./Dodd, Mead & Compan |
Author: |
Marjorie Bowen |
Subject: |
Biography & Autobiography |
Special Attributes: |
Vintage Hardcover, 1st Edition, Illustrated |
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Item number: |
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SUNDRY GREAT GENTLEMEN:
Some Essays in Historical Biography
by Marjorie Bowen (pseudonym of Margaret Vera Gabrielle Long)
London/New York: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd./Dodd, Mead and Company, (1928).
First edition, first printing.
Seven illustrations of the biographical subjects on black-and-white plates.
Bowen a critically acclaimed prolific author of novels, supernatural, horror, ghosts, and historical fiction, was also highly praised for her many insightful and adept historical and biographical writings.
This collection of six famous rulers biographies comprises:
Frederic II of Hohenstaufen
Louis II
Dom Sebastia, King of Portugual and Algarve
Gustavus Adolphus II, King of Sweden
Carlos II, of Spain
Maurice De Saxe, Marechal General de France
Art decco-style bookplate to the inside front end-paper, several mild grey stain droplets to the spine, tears to the fore-edge of the contents page due to rough page-opening, else very good in red satin linen with blind embossed publisher motif to the front cover and with gilt embossed titles to the spine; lacking a dust jacket.
Octavo; 361 pages; index.
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Some Essays in Historical Biography
by Marjorie Bowen (pseudonym of Margaret Vera Gabrielle Long)
London/New York: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd./Dodd, Mead and Company, (1928).
First edition, first printing.
Seven illustrations of the biographical subjects on black-and-white plates.
Bowen a critically acclaimed prolific author of novels, supernatural, horror, ghosts, and historical fiction, was also highly praised for her many insightful and adept historical and biographical writings.
This collection of six famous rulers biographies comprises:
Frederic II of Hohenstaufen
Louis II
Dom Sebastia, King of Portugual and Algarve
Gustavus Adolphus II, King of Sweden
Carlos II, of Spain
Maurice De Saxe, Marechal General de France
Art decco-style bookplate to the inside front end-paper, several mild grey stain droplets to the spine, tears to the fore-edge of the contents page due to rough page-opening, else very good in red satin linen with blind embossed publisher motif to the front cover and with gilt embossed titles to the spine; lacking a dust jacket.
Octavo; 361 pages; index.
FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA
PLEASE VIEW
OUR STORE
FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS
THANKS!
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