St Marys Books

Author not identified; J. Coote. ...Illustrated with recollections, personal anecdotes, and traits of character, not generally known, from the most authentic sources. Hardback rebound in half leather with marbled boards. Blind tooled bands to spine with gilt tooled title. Neat ink inscription dated 1824 to original ffep. Portrait frontispiece and engraved vignette to title page. Toning to pages, particularly to edges, otherwise clean and intact. Appears a page has been torn out between iv and v, although pagination is not affected. Overall very good condition. x + 388 pp. Princess Charlotte was the only child of King George IV whose death in childbirth at the age on 21 caused mourning among the public who adored her over her 'mad' father. Pretty copy of a relatively scarce book.