Queen Victoria Holmes Royal Family 1897 Book

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QUEEN VICTORIA ; Holmes, Richard R. : London and Paris: Boussod, Valadon & Co. 1897. Hardcover, three quarter red morocco over vellum covered boards, upper board with the elaborate Royal Arms in gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed Folio 13 x 10.25 inches, 200 pages, colour frontis plus 40 superb b&w engravings, all present as indexed and with titled tissue guards. This is the "authorized" biography, by the Royal Librarian. He presents an accurate account of her childhood and youth. For the remainder of the work he depended upon Her Majesty's published journals & Sir Theodore Martin's Life of the Prince Consort. The pictures in the volume illustrate Her Majesty's domestic life and the biography deals more with her personal life and events. Text for this edition set and printed by J.S. Virtue of London, and the plates have been engraved and printed by Boussod, Valadon of Paris. I took this description directly from another who had sold this book. My hope is that the pictures tell the story . The hard covers are nearly off on one side and is off on the other. The pages and plates all seem to be in very nice condition. I can send more pictures if you need specific ones and are a serious bidder. The people that I recieved this book from heat their home with an old fashion wood stove . There is no damp smell just a slight wood fire read more

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