Throughout history, many individuals have dreamt of becoming a king, queen or president. Some have been successful, while others were pure fantasists. But both types took themselves very seriously, and often produced coins, banknotes, stamps, and heraldic devices as proof of their status. From ancient to modern times, from the Far East to the New World, this book looks at examples of pretend sovereigns and phantom countries, rebel states and royal imposters.
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Throughout history, many individuals have dreamt of becoming a king, queen or president. Some have been successful, while others were pure fantasists. But both types took themselves very seriously, and often produced coins, banknotes, stamps, and heraldic devices as proof of their status. From ancient to modern times, from the Far East to the New World, this book looks at examples of pretend sovereigns and phantom countries, rebel states and royal imposters.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Ex-Library First Printing of First US Edition. Originally published in Great Britain, 2000. Hardcover Ex-Lib Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. 11 color and 120 b/w illustrations. Except for library marks, book and jacket have no defects. Very clean, no other markings, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Jacket illustration: details from an anonymous mezzatint of Bonnie Prince Charlie (The Young Pretender) and assorted symbols of disaster and misfortune. Frontis: Le baron de Niewhoff. A book that brings evidence for a wide variety of would-be sovereigns and phantom countries, royal imposters from ancient times to modern times and from the Orient to the New World--those individuals who have pictured themselves as emperor, king, queen, president. 192 pages. 9.75 x 7 inches. St. Martin's Press. New York, 2000.
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Fine in very good(+) jacket. 11 color and 120 black-and-white illustrations. 192 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; few spots of wear to the dust wrapper. New York: St. Martin's Press, (2000). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; St Martins Press. First published in the U.S. in 2000; Originally published in Great Britain, 2000. Hardcover Ex-Lib Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. 11 color and 120 b/w illustrations. Frontispiece: Le Baron De Niewhoff; except for few library marks, book and jacket have no defects. Internals are As New. Very clean, no markings than library stamps, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Jacket illustration: details from an anonymous mezzatint of Bonnie Prince Charlie (The Young Pretender) and assorted symbols of disaster and misfortune. A book that brings evidence for a wide variety of would-be sovereigns and phantom countries, royal imposters from ancient times to modern times and from the Orient to the New World--those individuals who have pictured themselves as emperor, king, queen, president. Notes, Bibliography, Illustration References, Index. 192 pages. 9.75 x 7 inches. St. Martin's Press. New York, 2000.
