This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...disappeared, the walls soon gave way and became unsafe. Doubtless with a view of entertaining his royal mistress, who visited the castle in 1566, 1568, 1572, and 1575, Robert Dudley spent an immense sum on his alterations, which has been variously estimated from fifty to seventy-five thousand pounds: a sum which in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...disappeared, the walls soon gave way and became unsafe. Doubtless with a view of entertaining his royal mistress, who visited the castle in 1566, 1568, 1572, and 1575, Robert Dudley spent an immense sum on his alterations, which has been variously estimated from fifty to seventy-five thousand pounds: a sum which in those days, of course, represented a far greater amount than would appear at first sight. Although no doubt Queen Elizabeth was entertained right royally on the occasions of all her visits, it was the last one, which began on Saturday 9th of July, and did not end until the 26th, that is most historically famous by reason of the extraordinarily lavish and interesting character of its entertainments prepared for the Queen. From contemporary accounts--all the revels were chronicled in detail by Laneham, an attendant on the Queen--we gather at least some idea of what these famous festivities were like. The Queen was met, whilst still distant from the castle several hundred yards, by a person dressed to represent "one of the ten sibills cumly clad in a pall of white sylk, who pronounced a proper poezie in English rime and meeter." This service "Her Majestie benignly accepted, and passed foorth into the next gate of the Brayz, which, for the length, largenes, and use, they now call the Tylt-yard." Immediately on entering the latter the porter, a huge fellow, who is recorded to have been so overcome with a sense of the Queen's majesty that he scarcely knew what to do, presented the keys to the Queen. This ceremony finished, six trumpeters, dressed in loose, silken garments, who stood upon the wall over the gateway, blew a fanfare of welcome, whilst "her Highness, all along this Tilt-yard, rode into the inner gate, where a person...
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Add this copy of Warwickshire to cart. $25.00, good condition, Sold by T A Borden Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olney, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1922 by A & C Black.
Add this copy of Warwickshire to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1922 by A. and C. Black.
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Seller's Description:
Fine. Second, revised edition. Paintings by Whitehead accompany the text by Holland. Neat contemporary gift inscription, lightly rubbed, else fine. An attractive copy.
Add this copy of Warwickshire [Beautiful Britain-Royal Candian Edition]. to cart. $40.48, Sold by Cornell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tewkesbury, UNITED KINGDOM, published by London: A & Black & Montreal: Cambridge Corporation, no date [c. 1910].
Edition:
London: A & Black & Montreal: Cambridge Corporation, no date [c. 1910]
Hardcover
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London: A & Black & Montreal: Cambridge Corporation, no date [c. 1910]
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18053817999
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Royal Canadian Edition, limited to 300 copies, of which this is copy number 143. 8vo (23cm by 17cm), xi, 372pp. 75 colour plates by F Whitehead, and a folding sketch map. Original full purple crushed morocco, gilt titling to the front board and the spine, top edge gilt, purple satin endpapers. Sadly, the binding of this copy has not stood the test of time: it is intact, but the spine is heavily rubbed. This is a common problem with this edition, which helps to explain why copies are uncommon today. There is some light foxing of the text pages, but the text block and plates are generally in very good condition. The limitation page states that 1000 sets were printed, but according to Inman (bibliographer of the A&C Black colour books) only 300 sets were actually shipped.
Add this copy of Warwickshire to cart. $52.00, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1912 by Adam & Charles Black.
Add this copy of Warwickshire to cart. $52.42, good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1906 by Adam & Charles Black.
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Frederick Whitehead. Good. The first edition of this work on Warwickshire featuring the beautiful paintings of Frederick Whitehead and the original folding map. The first edition. Â Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventy-four colour plates by Frederick Whitehead. Folding map to the rear. Collated complete. This work on Warwickshire in England was written by Clive Holland and features the beautiful colour paintings of the country by Frederick Whitehead, an English landscape artist. Warwickshire is best known for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare and is described as 'Shakespeare's County'. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Publisher's advertisements to the rear. Â In the publisher's original decorative cloth. I the publisher's original cloth. Externally somewhat worn with bumping to the extremities, fading and damp staining to the spine, marks to the boards and small closed tears to the head of the spine. Endpapers age toned with a significant closed tear to the tail of the front free endpaper with marks, an old ink inscription dated 1918 to the front free endpaper and front and rear hinges starting. Lacking rear free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with pages age toned to the extremities and occasional scattered spotting. Good.
Add this copy of Warwickshire to cart. $108.83, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1906 by Adam and Charles Black.
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Frederick Whitehead. Very Good. A first edition copy of Clive Holland's fascinating history of the county of Warwickshire, with beautiful illustrations by Frederick Whitehead throughout. Frederick William Newton Whitehead was a renowned English landscape artist and illustrator who is best remembered for his paintings of the Dorset countryside. Collated complete, with seventy five coloured plates, and a folding sketch map to the rear of the work. Featuring the following ink inscription and signature by Frederick Whitehead: 'To my friend Charlie Jones Fred Whithead July 1906'. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work for the 'Black's Beautiful Books' series. In the publisher's beautiful decorative cloth binding, with elaborate coloured and gilt design to the front board and spine. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with slight bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine. Bumping to head and tail of spine resulting in small splits to cloth. Fading to spine, as expected with this colour binding. The odd mark to boards. Hinges reinforced. Illustrator's ink inscription to front pastedown, dated 1906. Scattered spotting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but bright and clean, with the odd light spot to the occasional page. Very Good.
Add this copy of Warwickshire. (Beautiful Britain; Series) to cart. $141.24, Sold by J. Patrick McGahern Books, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ottawa, ON, CANADA, published by Montreal. Cambridge Corporation. London. Adam & Charles Black. [1906].
Edition:
Montreal. Cambridge Corporation. London. Adam & Charles Black. [1906]
Hardcover
Details:
Publisher:
Montreal. Cambridge Corporation. London. Adam & Charles Black. [1906]
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16941726345
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Thick8vo, 22cm, limited edition, xi, 372p., with 75 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, rear folding map, t.e.g., original full burgundy morrocco leather with gilt titles, raisedbands, decorations in the panels and front board, a fine copy. (tds). cf. Inman42/43. "A Royal Canadian Edition of a number of titles waspublished, bound in leather. The publisher's records show that 300 suchcopies were shipped. Curiously the limitation states 1000 copies. This is not a comprehensive list, certain of A&C Black's ledgers aremissing. c.f. (Inman p63. We know of an additional 6 titles not includedin Inman.
Add this copy of Warwickshire to cart. $156.75, very good condition, Sold by CTrarebooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Westport, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by A & C Black.
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Illustrated by Whitehead, Fred. Very Good+ Slight wear to extremities. Occasional foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper; No fewer than 75 illustrations. Top edge gilt. In blue boards, with shield motif; Paintings; 8vo; 365 pages.
Add this copy of Warwickshire to cart. $158.24, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1906 by Charles Black.
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Frederick Whitehead. Near Fine. The first edition of this illustrated work reflecting on Warwickshire. Painted by Frederick Whitehead, the English landscape artist and illustrator. Rebound, in a charming half morocco binding. Price bookplate to the front pastedown for Mercers School, dated 1913. Frederick Whitehead was an English landscape artist and illustrator. His illustrations are accompanied with contextual historical information on the locations and people by Clive Holland. Collated, complete with seventy-five plates and a folding map to the rear. Locations illustrated to his work includes Warwick Castle, Chesterton Mill, Radway, Lapworth, Coughton Court, Southam, Beauchamp Chapel, Astley Castle, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, and Barton. In a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with light shelfwear to the joints. Bookplate to the front pastedown for Mercers School. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the fore edge, only affecting the occasional page. Near Fine.
