Edited Benson Arthur Christopher (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 641 pages bound in red cloth with gilt stamped design and lettering. Top edge also gilt. Just a few pages are foxed. Frontis of Queen Victoria, with additional 12 illus. protected with tissue guards. Intimate portrait of Victoria and her innermost feelings, including her reticence over meeting Albert for the first time. "Though all the reports of Albert are most favorable, one can never answer beforehand for feelings, and I may not have the feeling for him which is requisite to ensure happiness". BINDING AND HINGES ARE STRONG AND TIGHT.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Volume I (only) of 3, wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped, top and bottom of spine bumped, surface of covers a little grubby, edges more so, internally in reasonable condition, pages crisp and clear but water marks on inner edge of front and rear inner edge of spine, no other signs internally.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Volume 3 covering the years 1854-1861. Pages; XI, 660 + 4 fold out genealogical tables, with 11 sheets of engraved plates (plates checked complete). Decorative red cloth with gilt trim on the front cover and spine, large Queen Victoria cypher on the front cover in white. Fading on the spine, fading spots on the covers, the hinges are in good order. The pages are clean and tidy, light toning, about half the plates with some toning and foxing the other half are bright.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Three Volumes, Complete. Red Cloth, Stamped In Gilt And White, Top Edges Gilt. First American Printings With 1907 Dates On Title Pages. Lightly Used, Bright And Clean, No Marks. Spines A Little Faded And Browned, Small Frays At Lower Tips. Volume I: Hinge Partly Cracked Before Frontispiece; Rear Hinge Of Volume I, And Both Hinges Of Volumes Ii And Iii, Cracked And Repaired With Thin Clear Tape. Plates; Excellent Genealogical Tables (illustrator). …

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good. This illuminating selection of Queen Victoria's correspondence in three volumes with several monochrome plate illustrations, full bound in blind stamped red cloth. This smart three volume set in the publisher's original, blind stamped, full cloth binding.Illustrated with sixteen monochrome plates after portraits of Queen Victoria across the three volumes, including a frontispiece to each volume. Collated complete.A selection of Queen Victoria's correspondence between 1837 and 1861, edited by Lord Esher, a British historian and Liberal Party politician, and, Arthur Benson, an essayist and poet who wrote The Upton Letters (1905) and From a College Window (1906). These three volumes offer fascinating insight into several key events and relationships in the life and reign of Queen Victoria, including the British Raj, the French colonial occupation of Algeria, and the death of both her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and husband, Prince Albert, in 1961 In Three Volumes Vol. I - 1837-1843, II - 1844-1853 & III - 1854-1861. Vol 1 has a pen scribble mark to front blank endpaper and pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; History; Inventory No: 278351.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861 Published by Authority of His Majesty The King, In Three Volumes Vol. I 1837-1843, Vol. II 1844-1853, Vol. III 1854-1861, Queen Victoria, edited by Arthur Christopher Benson and Viscount Esher. Published by John Murray, London, 1907. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Volume 1: 641pp; Volume 2: 575pp; Volume 3: 660pp.Ggenealogical tables, Illustrations, index. Red cloth boards, gilt titles, gilt top edge, front board with white and gold insignia. In very good condition with spotting to outside edges and free endpapers; hinges very lightly weakened. No markings, tears or folds.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Special Edition. Condition: (see pics.) First and second books of a three volume set. Red cloth boards embossed with crown and insignia to front board. Cloth boards are slightly scuffed at the edges and some shelf wear and discolouration due to the age. Gilting to spine. Boards slightly faded due to age. Printed 1907. Still in a good, clean and tight condition. Synopsis: Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she had the additional title of Empress of India. Her reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. She was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover. Victoria wrote an average of 2,500 words a day during her adult life. Letters cover subjects like Prince Leopold, Prince Ferdinand, Prince Albert, Queen Adelaide, Lord Norbury, opening of the houses of parliament, King Louis Philippe, and other contemporary events at that time.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Complete set of three volumes, firmly bound decorated red cloth boards with some fading, mostly on the spines, a few minor marks, minor damp discolouration on the back cover of volume II, light handling wear including a little wear at the top and base of volume I.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Red cloth covers with faded gilt at spine. According to the editors His Majesty the King having decided that no attempt should be made to publish these papers in extenso, it was necessary to determine upon some definite principle of selection. It became clear that the only satisfactory plan was to publish specimens of such documents as would serve to bring out the development of the Queen's character and disposition, and to give typical instances of her methods in dealing with political and social matters. **The book has shelf rubbing and heavy tanning.**. …

Decorative white and Red Cloth. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Presumd First. The bindings are a little faded, with bumps to the corners, Gilt top page ages.Slight foxing with illustrations. May incur extra postage heavy books. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 3-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 47982.…

hardback, large 8vo, 3 vols, xx,641;xvi,575;x,660pp, illustrated, owner's name on endpapers, scattered foxing throughout and edges browned, text clean and bindings sound, gilt-decorated red cloth, spines faded, Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3 Volume set. Hardback copies in red cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and design to spine, blind stamp design to front boards, no dustjackets as issued. 512pp;472pp; 520pp. B/w frontispiece to each volume. Not library set, ink inscription dated 1911 to ffep of volume 1, light marks to boards of volume 1. (46/3).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3 Volume set. Hardback copies in red cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and design to spine, blind stamp design to front boards, no dustjackets as issued. 512pp;472pp; 520pp. B/w frontispiece to each volume. Not library set, name in ink to ffep of volume 1. (25/5).…

4to. 611 pp. 575 pp. 660 pp. Con ilustraciones y tres estados plegados. Firma de anterior propietario en tomo 2º. Encuadernación original en tela editorial estampada. Muy buen estado.