Excerpt: ... that it will be mere madness to attempt anything," 40 wrote Walsingham! But two days later he had gained courage from the Prince's quiet acceptance of his disgrace, to declare that now was the time to restore prosperity to the Kingdom, "by weeding out those unhappy men that poison all our happiness." Also, he related an incident intended to give colour to the reports of Rupert's ambition. "As even now I came through the garden of Christchurch, a gentleman met me, and took me into the inner garden, and told me ...
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Excerpt: ... that it will be mere madness to attempt anything," 40 wrote Walsingham! But two days later he had gained courage from the Prince's quiet acceptance of his disgrace, to declare that now was the time to restore prosperity to the Kingdom, "by weeding out those unhappy men that poison all our happiness." Also, he related an incident intended to give colour to the reports of Rupert's ambition. "As even now I came through the garden of Christchurch, a gentleman met me, and took me into the inner garden, and told me that he would show me our new ruler. Fancy! When I came there, I found Prince Rupert and Legge, with the Lord
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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VERY GOOD+ TO NEAR-FINE. 3 SMALL LIGHT STAINS TO OTHERWISE CLEAN RED CLOTH BOARDS. GILT LETTERING BRIGHT. SLIGHTLY BUMPED CORNERS. INTERIOR CLEAN AND TIGHT WITH ALL TWELVE PLATES PRESENT. HINGES STRONG.
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Fair. No Jacket. 1st edition. 381 pages (complete). The boards are edge worn, chipped, cocked, sunned, marked. Tanning, deckle edges, minor marks. Aside from this, the book is still in fair condition considering age, tightly bound and intact. MK.
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G (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket and discoloration at back inside cover, perforation stamp used on illus., frontispiece and tissue have separated from hinge but are present, page margins are tanned,... Maroon ribbed cloth, gilt letters on spine and cover, 381 pp., 12 BW plates. Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682) was a German soldier who appears to have served as a military man for a number of European countries.
