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Calcutta: Traill and Co., 1922. [History/Poetry] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED by author. Scarce, one copy in UK libraries. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 49 [1]. INSCRIBED in pencil by the author to front flyleaf. Publisher's black quarter cloth, green card with black titles over boards. Gentle internal toning, some offsetting to endpapers. Toning and gentle marking to boards. Gentle erosion to spine. Mild shelfwear. Very good. A history of English monarchs from William the Conquerer to George the Fifth, each entry told in rhyming verse. Item #76440
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