c. 1826 Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth

A handsome two-volume edition of Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by English historian Lucy Aikin, published in London in 1826. Drawing on letters, state papers, and contemporary accounts, Aikin's influential work explores the people, politics, and culture that shaped the court of Queen Elizabeth I, offering one of the nineteenth century's earliest comprehensive portraits of the Elizabethan era.

Re-bound in half black leather with marbled paper-covered boards, raised bands, and gilt-lettered spines, this early nineteenth-century set offers beautiful decorative appeal alongside its historical significance.

Origin: c.1826 (sixth edition); London, England.
Material: Half leather bindings with marbled paper-covered boards.
Condition: Excellent antique condition with wear consistent with age. Light rubbing and wear to the leather and boards, age toning and scattered foxing to the pages, as expected for books of this period.