A. M. Broadley - The Boyhood of a Great King, 1841-1858

London, Harper and Brothers, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The Limited Edition of the first edition of A. M Broadley's biography of his childhood nemesis, Edward VII. Illustrated with eight photogravures, and numerous further plates. The first edition of this Limited Edition biography of the childhood of the British monarch King Edward VII, with this copy being no. 48 of 125 large paper copies printed on handmade paper.The work of Barrister, author and social figure Alexander Meyrick Broadley, who considered the future king of England to be his boyhood nemesis. A contemporary reviewer remarked upon the work: 'this stitching together of stale tattle from the Royal nursery may be 'good business': it is not an undertaking which enlists our sympathy. Mr Broadley's record as an ex-Indian Civilian, ex-barrister, ex-journalist, and ex-company promoter is well known. This volume does not alter our estimate of the writer or the man&apos.Illustrated with a tipped in colour frontispiece, eight photogravures protected by captioned tissue guards, and numerous half-tone plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to cloth of back strip. Light marks to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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