great britain: Oxford University Press. Hardcover First Edition First Print The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes Light wear to DJ edges Here is a sparkling collection of Crown jewels--from amusing tales that humanize their subjects to dramatic stories of martyrdoms, palace intrigues, and bloody battles. Elizabeth Longford, intimate of the royal family and biographer of Victoria and Elizabeth II, has assembled the best anecdotes ever written and reported abut the kings and queens of England, across the full range of Britain's history from the first century A.D. to the present day. Scholars and versifiers, lawgivers and saints crowd the pages alongside soldiers, scallywags, and imbeciles, and never have these distant figures been brought more vividly to life than in this splendid anthology. We read of Alfred's burnt cakes, Cnut and the wolves, Henry VIII and his six wives, George III resigning himself to American independence, Edward VII's gambling habits, and much more. There are samplings of royal wit (as when James I said of John Donne's poetry: Dr Donne's verses are like the peace of God; they pass all understanding."), of royal modesty (as in Elizabeth II's explanation of why she wore no crown at the musician Robert Mayer's 100th birthday party: "I thought it was Sir Robert's night, not mine."), and of royal certitude (as in Victoria's comment during a dark moment of the Boer War: "Please understand that there is no ...

ISBN10: 0192141538, ISBN13: 9780192141538, [publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.] Hardcover Oxford University Press, 1989 546 pgs. Great book full of fun and humour that will amuse for hours Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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ISBN10: 0192141538, ISBN13: 9780192141538, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover 1989. Oxford University Press. Hard cover. Book- VG. DJ- VG, 1 small tear. 9.5x6. 546pp.
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Oxford Oxford University Press 1989 hardcover Very good(+) in very good jacket Genealogical tables. xiv + 546 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.

ISBN10: 0192141538, ISBN13: 9780192141538, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Genealogical tables. xiv + 546 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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Oxford, England Oxford University Press, USA 1989 First edition. first edition, first printing Hard cover Very good in very good dust jacket. Nr Fine in Nr Fine dj, first printing Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 572 p.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, Date: 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. (26)546pp. Index. Promoting global literacy for over 40 years. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1989. Oxford University Press ISBN 0192141538 9780192141538 [US]

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Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, Date: 1989. Hardcover. Book: Good/DJ: Good. 8vo.. 546 pp. 6 3/8 x 9 1/2. Blue boards with qtr dark blue cloth, stamped in gold on front and spine. Mostly black glossy dj. Minor moisture damage to dj near head of front hinge; also affecting the cloth of the front cover. 1989. Oxford University Press ISBN 0192141538 9780192141538 [US]

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The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes Elizabeth Longford, editor, like new condition hardcover in dust jacket from Oxford University Press, Date: 1989. 1989. Oxford University Press ISBN 0192141538 9780192141538 [CA]

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