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Antiquarian Books Lives of the Queens of Scotland

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1868 QUEEN VICTORIA 1ed Journal Highlands Scotland England Great Britain Ireland: 1868 QUEEN VICTORIA 1ed Journal Highlands Scotland England Great Britain Ireland “Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861” is a personal account penned by Queen

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1865 1ed Their Majesties' Servants Annals: 1865 1ed Their Majesties' Servants Annals of the English Stage Ireland Doran 1865. Dr. Doran, author of Table Traits and Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, presents 50 stories of

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1758 1st ed Jonathan Swift History of Queen ANNE: 1758 1st ed Jonathan Swift History of Queen ANNE England Scotland Ireland Irish “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.”― Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish author most-known

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1864 BEAUTIFUL History of Scotland Tytler Mary: 1864 BEAUTIFUL History of Scotland Tytler Mary Queen of Scots Edinburgh Scottish Patrick Tytler was a Scottish historian during the first half of the 19th-century. His best and most important work wer

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1641 1st ed Memoir of Queen Elizabeth I England Naunton: 1641 1st ed Memoir of Queen Elizabeth I England Naunton Fragmenta Regalia ‘Fragmenta Regalia’ is a 17th-century memoir of the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth. Written in 1634, and first publishe

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1897 1ed Reign of Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee England Britain Illustrated: 1897 1ed Reign of Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee England Britain Illustrated An impressive, beautifully illustrated account of the life and reign of Queen Victoria of England, celebrating her Diamond

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1863 Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales Ice Maiden: 1863 Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales Ice Maiden Snow Queen DISNEY FROZEN “Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.” ― Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen, best remember

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1774 Life of Marie de Medici Queen of France French: 1774 Life of Marie de Medici Queen of France French Politics Henry IV Habsburg Marie de’ Medici was a 17th-century Queen of France, married to Henri IV. She is best known for being a prominent polit

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1698 1st ed Life of Sir Thomas Smith Queen Elizabeth: 1698 1st ed Life of Sir Thomas Smith Queen Elizabeth King Edward IV England Thomas Smith, a 16th-century English diplomat, was the Secretary of State under King Edward VI of England. He also served un

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1875 Remarkable & Eccentric Characters Scotland Ireland: 1875 Remarkable & Eccentric Characters Scotland Ireland Gutenberg Napoleon Hume ‘Lives of Great and Celebrated Characters’ is an illustrated compilation of short biographical sketches of some of t

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1924 1st ed Ancient Egypt Kings & Queens Brunton Mummy: 1924 1st ed Ancient Egypt Kings & Queens Brunton Mummy Ramses Nefertiti EGYPTIAN ‘Kings and Queens of Ancient Egypt’ by eminent Egyptologists is about the lives of twelve royal dignitaries from Kh

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1683 SCOTLAND 1st ed Sir James Melville Memoirs Mary Queen of Scots James VI: 1683 SCOTLAND 1st ed Sir James Melville Memoirs Mary Queen of Scots James VI James Melville of Halhill was a 16th-century Scottish political delegate who is primarily remembered for his own memoirs. I

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1846 Scottish Chiefs William Wallace Scotland Military: 1846 Scottish Chiefs William Wallace Scotland Military Romance 3v Jane Porter Jane Porter was a 19th-century British historian who is best known for her historical novel on the life and military caree

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1833 The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter William Wallace: 1833 The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter William Wallace SCOTLAND Banned Book 3v “Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.” ― William Cowper Jane Porter was a 19th-cent

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Antiquarian Books Lives of the Queens of Scotland

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"Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses Connected with the Regal Succession of Great Britain", with engraved illustrations. All eight volumes present, with attractive binding in leather and marbled boards. First edition published by William Blackwood & Sons (Edinburgh and London), published between 1850-1859. Each volume with engraved frontispiece and accompanied engraved vignette, also with additional woodcut illustrations. Each book presents minimal wear associated with age, both interior and exterior attributes otherwise clean and crisp. Very minor foxing to pages and edges. Light flaking in some spots to leather, mostly to edges of boards. 12mo, overall in very good to fine condition for age.