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Click here to see our other books! Mary Davies and the Manor of Ebury Charles T. Gatty 1921 Cassell & Company, Limited : London 9" by 6" ix, 294; viii, 285pp. SUMMARY A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated account of the life of Mary Davies. First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage : £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen plates, with the odd in-text images. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece, twelve plates, eight black-and-white photographic plates, and one folding map to the rear. Collated complete. Born in January 1665 to the scrivener Alexander Davies, who died in the Great Plague, Mary inherited a plot of land while still a baby. This was the Manor of Ebury, 300 acres of farmland to the west of London that stretched from the Thames to what is now Oxford Street. Deemed desirable for her vast wealth, the scandal of her marriages defined not only the tragic fate of the estate, but Mary too. Written by Charles Tindal Gatty, a British antiquary, musician, author, and lecturer. Bound by Hatchards. CONDITION Bound in full blue crushed morocco. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Front hinge starting but firm to volume one. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of volume one. Bound by Hatchards. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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I bought this for the copy's associations with a family I'm interested in, thanks to the suggestions about provenance in the seller's description. The description and photos told me all I needed to know about the book - clearly the right family, though I have my own view on the individual who owned it - but that is part of the fund of an old book. It arrived promptly - a couple of days' delay caused by UPS - safely packaged and a good price, I think.
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