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Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second, with their Portraits, after Sir Peter Lely and other eminent painters: illustrating the Diaries of Pepys, Evelyn, Clarendon, and other contemporary writers.

Jameson, Mrs.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861. 4to. xxiii,350pp. Gilt decorated maroon cloth and spine. Raised bands. Age wearing throughout binding. Discoloration and staining to front board. Wear along spine on front and back board. Wear to edges and corners. All gilt edges. Hinges starting. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of Frances Jennings. The second edition of Mrs. Jameson's popular biographies of the "Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second." Introductory essay on the reign and character of Charles II. Illustrated with reproductions of engravings. Minor browning to pages not affecting text or plates. Binding in fair, interior in good condition. more information

Price: 175.00 USD

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After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England.

DE LISLE, Leanda.

New York: Ballantine, 2005. Illustrated. xxv + 334pp.., 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: Ballantine Books, (2005). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. more information

Price: 20.00 USD

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Regency Recollections Captain Gronow's Guide to Life in London and Paris

Gronow, Captain; Summerville, Christopher (edited by).

Welwyn Garden City UK: Ravenhall Books, 2006. FIRST EDITION. The book and dust jacket are Near Fine and Fine, however the book bottom front corner is bumped. A tight, completely unread copy. 207 pages with index plus 8 pages black & white illustrations. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor....and other curious subjects. Dust jacket notes read: "A manual of Regency etiquette - the correct way to dress, get invited to a ball, lose at the gaming table, fight a duel or elope. The best contemporary account of life between 1810 and 1820. An ideal companion to Jane Austen... more information

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Eleanor of Aquitaine : A Life.

Weir, Alison.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 2000. STATED ADVANCE READING COPY, STATED FIRST EDITION. 421 pages with tables. The softcover book, in illustrated wraps is in NEAR FINE condition with 1 single dog-eared page. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor..and other curious subjects. Back wrapper notes: "In this stunning biography, acclaimed author Alison Weir captures Eleanor of Aquitanie, the woman--and the queen--in all her glory. With astonishing historic detail, mesmerizing pageantry, and irresistible accounts of royal scandal and intrigue, Weir re-creates not only a remarkable personality but a magnificent past era. " more information

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Royal Cookbook Favorite Court Recipes From the World's Royal Families

Doherty, Robert H.-Coordinating Editor.

New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1971. GOOD condition with small indentions on all board edges, bumped corners, wear on the spine ends and edges, some age discoloration on spine and boards with a 2 inch break on the front top spine hinge. Book/clean pages still intact and very useable. 224 pages with index and many, many color photographs. No jacket. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor....and other curious subjects. Notes from the Preface of the book: Does it seem an anomaly to publish a book of royal recipes in an age of proliferating republics? Gone are the... more information

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Elizabeth & Leicester: Power, Passion, Politics.

Gristwood, Sarah.

New York: Viking, 2007. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2) 407 pages with index plus 16 pages of color illustrations. This book is FINE. The dust jacket is in NEAR FINE condition with minor shelf and edge wear. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. This a very tight, clean copy. Dust jacket reads: " Few relationships fire the imagination like that of Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester, Robert Dudley-the love affair immortalized in Philippa Gregory's THE VIRGIN'S LOVER-but nearly fifty years have passed since we have seen a... more information

Price: 21.50 USD

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