The Letters Of Queen Victoria: Second Series (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: George Earle Buckle (ed.)
Binding: Hardback
Published: John Murray, London, 1926
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Faded boards with bumping on corners. Minor nick/tears on DJ. Frontis and plates protected with tissue guards. Name on front pastedown. Clean text.
This distinguished two-volume set in the genre of royal correspondence presents a curated selection of Queen Victoria’s letters and journal entries from 1862 to 1878, edited by George Earl Buckle and published by John Murray in 1926. The collection chronicles Victoria’s personal reflections and political engagements during a period marked by the death of Prince Albert, the rise of Disraeli, and the complexities of European diplomacy. It illustrates her evolving role as sovereign and matriarch, revealing her influence over imperial affairs, family dynamics, and court rituals. Buckle presents the material with scholarly precision, supported by portraits, facsimile plates, and detailed annotations. The volumes instruct readers in the emotional and constitutional dimensions of monarchy, offering rare insight into the private convictions behind public decisions.
Author: George Earle Buckle (ed.)
Binding: Hardback
Published: John Murray, London, 1926
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Faded boards with bumping on corners. Minor nick/tears on DJ. Frontis and plates protected with tissue guards. Name on front pastedown. Clean text.
This distinguished two-volume set in the genre of royal correspondence presents a curated selection of Queen Victoria’s letters and journal entries from 1862 to 1878, edited by George Earl Buckle and published by John Murray in 1926. The collection chronicles Victoria’s personal reflections and political engagements during a period marked by the death of Prince Albert, the rise of Disraeli, and the complexities of European diplomacy. It illustrates her evolving role as sovereign and matriarch, revealing her influence over imperial affairs, family dynamics, and court rituals. Buckle presents the material with scholarly precision, supported by portraits, facsimile plates, and detailed annotations. The volumes instruct readers in the emotional and constitutional dimensions of monarchy, offering rare insight into the private convictions behind public decisions.