The Chevaliers of France: From the Crusaders to the Marechals of Louis XIV
by Herbert, Henry William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Redfield, 1853. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1853 Redfield. First Edition. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped ruled borders and gilt spine lettering and decoration. Spine has title within illustration of a banner on a lance, with a plumed hat and a sword. Series title: 'Legends of Love and Chivalry'. Binding cracked at title page; webbing visible, but pages not loose. Binding cracked near center. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with rubbing and fraying at tips; boards visible. Spine ends bumped and worn. Fabric at head of spine torn at back hinge less than an inch. Covers rubbed; cloth has some ripples. Back cover has some small stains. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. This volume was a gift to Hinkley Hall, and the lettering "H H Hall" is neatly written on the fore edge of the pages. NO highlighting or other markings. All pages lightly foxed; all text still easily readable. 399 pages + 8 pages publisher's advertisements. No dust jacket. Contents: Sir Hugues de Coucy - Eustache de St. Pierre - The fortunes of the Maid of Arc - Hamilton of Bothwelhaugh -Ahsahgunushk Numamahtahseng. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
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- Bookseller
- SmarterRat Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2901
- Title
- The Chevaliers of France: From the Crusaders to the Marechals of Louis XIV
- Author
- Herbert, Henry William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Redfield
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- France,Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; France;
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fore Edge
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- Spine
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- Hinge
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