Lady Cecile (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Hardback, bound in blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, gilt decoration to upper board. 22 × 14cm, xvii + 326pp + fold-out family tree to rear. A biographical study of Katherine Willoughby, 4th Duchess of Suffolk (1519-1580). The book follows Katherine's life through the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. As a wealthy heiress, she became the fourth wife of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (following the death of Mary Tudor). Later, as a fierce adherent of the Protestant Reformation and friend of Catherine Parr, she and her second husband, Richard Bertie, were forced into exile on the Continent during the reign of Mary I to escape religious persecution. Condition: Good condition. There is light bumping to the boards, and light tanning to the pages. There is a small dent in the pages' top edge, and a little pulling to the inner binding at the family tree.…

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good/Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. PRESENTATION COPY. viii, pp9-176, illustrated with black & white plates, some spotting to edges and title page, pages are otherwise clean and crisp, grey endpapers with ink presentation inscription dated 1963 "To Lady Proby" from Tom Goff, presumably a relative of the author, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Size: 8.75 X 5.75 Inches. Presentation Copy. Biographical.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R320055601: AN XI. In-12. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 308 pages - Coins émoussés - Mors abimés - Coiffes en tete et pied abimées - Contre-plats jaspés - 1 page de contre-plat manquante. . . . Classification Dewey : 846-Lettres, correspondance littéraire. …

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R320055481: AN XI. In-12. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 340 pages - Coins émoussés - Dos partiellement manquant (coiffe en pied) . . . . Classification Dewey : 846-Lettres, correspondance littéraire.