edward vii albert (7 risultati)

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 174 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0584103360 MONARCHY.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing ; ] ; 96 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 30 cm ; ISBN 9789197567183, 9197567183 ; OCLC 1004424184 ; color pictorial boards, no dustjacket ; Coryne Hall is a historian, broadcaster and consultant specialising in royal history. The author of nine books, she is a regular contributor to Majesty magazine and was consultant on the Danish documentaries A Royal Family and The Royal Jewels. ; Senta Driver was a dancer, choreographer, and writer; she began studying dance in graduate school, and received her masters in dance from the Ohio State University in 1966. Following graduation, Driver joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company of New York City in 1967, which she danced with until 1973. In 1974, she founded her own dance company, HARRY, also based in New York City. Driver choreographed and danced with the company until 1991. At this time, she closed the company due to lack of funds, and trained as a neonatal ICU nurse. As of 2019, Driver is working on a book about her family's genealogical history. ; "In 1906 Queen Alexandra and her sister the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia purchased Hvidore, a villa on the Danish coast, a private home. Until 1914 the sisters visited the property every autumn, entertaining friends and many royal relatives in an informal atmosphere. It was indeed a royal retreat. The first world war put an end to those happy times but in 1919, no exiled from Russia, the Dowager Empress made the vila her home and Hvidore became a court in exile. In 1920 she was joined by her younger daughter Olga and her family, who all lived at Hvidore, not always happily, until the Empress's death in 1928. A Royal Retreat tells the story of the purchase, renovation, the many royal visitors and finally the sale of this forgotten royal home. Magnificent original illustrations [are] from a private collection." ; FINE. Book.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. An original, delicate, finely engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Decorative, attractive and unusual. C. 1850.

Two pages, 12mo, one stain, fold marks, sl. grubby, text clear, as follows: "The Prince of Wales has at the same time desired Sir W. Knollys to tell My Dighton that H.R.H. thinks the likeness of the King of the Belgians would be much improved if he could make the nose a little longer and the beard a little darker -- The portrait shall therefore remain in Sir W. Knollys's room should nr Dighton wish to take it away with the view of making the improvements which the Prince has suggested." A list of names in pencil (Dighton's hand) has been added, including Thomas Baring and Combermere.

Condizione: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original stapled plain grey card wrap covers, scarlet lettering to the front cover. Oblong 10'' x 12½''. Contains 16 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs [some full-page] throughout. Title leaf says 'Rough Advance Copy'. Light rubbing to the covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A. MONARCHY.

Three pages (of a bifolium), folio, yellowed and somewhat transparent, sl. crumpled, sellotape repairing split in second leaf, but text clear and complete. Text (secretarial handwriting) outlines at length the aim of recruiting highly qualified "Jurors" ("eminent men") for the French Exhibition of 1878, and going on to invite Vincent Robinson to act as "Juror" "for Class xxi (Carpets, Tapestry, etc.). See Image of pp.2 & 3, illustrating condition and signature. Note: "A. ROBINSON, VINCENT JOSEPH (1829-1910), connoisseur of oriental art, [] Robinson was director of the Indian section of the Paris Exhibition, 1889, and was made a knight of the Legion of Honour."; B. "The 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris ran from May 1 to October 31, 1878, and was dedicated to the universal history of labour." [HAL open science].

Oblong 12mo (108 x 65 mm). 2 lines. To Lady Clark. - Mourning stationery with stamped ensign of "Windsor Castle". With traces of old montage verso.