Hare, Christopher

The Romance of a Medici Warrior

Hardcover, London: Stanley Paul & Company, 1910. Very Good. No date on title or copyright page, but there is a 6 page publisher's catalog for Autumn,1910 bound in after the index, so print date must be prior to Autumn of 1910. Since the first printing of this title was in 1910, this is probably a first printing and no worse than a very early printing. No previous owner marks. Bound in dark red cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles and front cover decoration. Gilt is bright, especially on the front cover. Frontispiece protected by a sheet of tissue paper. Book bumped at both ends of spine. Top page edges gilded. Includes 16 illustrations, not including frontispiece. Rubbing to all four corners. Book now protected in Mylar. Includes geneology charts and an index. The story of Giovanni Delle Bande Nere and his son, Cosimo I, the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 343 pages. [Item #69440]

Price: $45.00