Paris: lIBRAIRIE hACHETTE eT cIE, 1889. French text. Title translates: GREAT FORTUNES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN ENGLAND. 296 pp. Fine binding in red calf? Spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. Indented design on covers. All page edges are gilt. Slight bumping to corners otherwise covers are Near Fine to Fine. Marbled endpapers. Family crest bookplate of CHARLES ARTHUR WYNNE FINCH (1841-1903). The (WYNNE-FINCH) family was a well-known Welsh family. They settled in Rhufoniog for several centuries, claiming descent from Marchweithian.Slight to mild foxing throughout-never interferring with text. Green ribbon bookmark. A beautiful book. . Leather. Near Fine to Fine. Size: Approx. 4 1/2" x 7". French Text.

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Bookseller: Bee Creek Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005031
Title: LES GRANDES FORTUNES AUX ETATS-UNIS ET EN ANGLETERRE
Author: De Varigny, C
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine to Fine
Publisher: lIBRAIRIE hACHETTE eT cIE
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1889
Keywords: CHARLES ARTHUR WYNNE FINCH, French Text,
Bookseller catalogs: Foreign Text;
Size: Size: Approx. 4 1/2" x 7"

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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...