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THE EMPRESS MAUD

THE EMPRESS MAUD
THE EMPRESS MAUD

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A biography of the daughter of Henry I, also known as Empress Matilda who became a claimant to the English throne following the death of her father.

8vo. 206pp. Cloth-covered boards. Wear to boards and spine sunned. Some foxing to pages, particularly the endpapers. A fair/good copy. Inscribed to flyleaf:  'RO from his Grandfather the Author Dec. 1944' - being a dedication from the 5th Earl of Onslow to Richard Onslow, the horseracing writer, from whose collection the item comes.

Date
1939
Publisher
James Clarke & Co.
Author
THE EARL OF ONSLOW

£100.00 (Code: 94221)

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