{"product_id":"antique-royal-castles-of-england-book-1913","title":"Antique Royal Castles of England Book, 1913","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe front board is what catches people first. It's red cloth stamped in gilt, white, blue, and purple, with a castle rising between cypress trees and a pair of armored knights on horseback flanking Shelley's name. Inside, he moves through Dover, Windsor, Rochester, Kenilworth, and the rest, telling each through the kings, queens, and plots tied to its walls, including the scheme to murder Becket. The photographic plates are crisp. The Raglan Castle frontispiece is a small quiet joke, since Raglan sits in Wales. A publisher's presentation stamp on the title page marks this as a copy sent out when the book first appeared. It reads well, and it looks even better displayed face out on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Author | Henry C. Shelley\u003cbr\u003e[d]Title | Royal Castles of England\u003cbr\u003e[d]Publisher | L. C. Page \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e[d]Date | 1913\u003cbr\u003e[d]Edition | First edition\u003cbr\u003e[d]Binding | Publisher's red pictorial cloth stamped in gilt, white, blue, purple, and black\u003cbr\u003e[d]Illustrations | Frontispiece and photographic halftone plates of English castles\u003cbr\u003e[d]Pages | xii, 349\u003cbr\u003e[d]Dimensions | 9.5 in H x 6 in W x 1.5 in D\u003cbr\u003e[d]Markings | Publisher's \"Presentation Copy\" blind stamp on title page, pencil ownership name on front free endpaper\u003cbr\u003e[d]Language | English\u003cbr\u003e[d]Origin | Boston, United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eThe front board is bright, with strong gilt and well-preserved color in the pictorial stamping. The spine has sunned to a warm tan, which is common for red cloth of this period, and the gilt titles and vignette remain legible. There is light fraying at the head and tail of the spine, along with rubbing to the board edges and corners. The text block shows even age toning throughout. The endpapers are toned with light soiling, and there is a small ink fleck on the half-title. The plates are clean. A pencil ownership name appears at the top of the front free endpaper. The publisher's \"Presentation Copy\" blind stamp is pressed into the foot of the title page. This is a publisher's marking used on review or publicity copies, not an author's inscription. Overall this is a good, sound copy of an attractive publisher's binding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51962294337814,"sku":"AMD-15659","price":320.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09846.jpg?v=1790267609","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-royal-castles-of-england-book-1913","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}