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Histoire de France Avant Clovis; Precedant & faisant partie de l'Histoire de France commencee par MM. Velly & Vielaret & continuee par M. Garnier, Historiographe du Roi & de Monsieur, Inspecteur & ancien Prfesseur du College Royal & de l'Academie des Belles-Lettres. (With 7 Copperplate Engravings) (2 VOLUME SET)
by Laureau, M.; [Pierre Laureau]
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Chez Nyon Paine, 1789. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mos. 364; 440 pages. Hardcovers in original brown speckled leather. Five raised spine bands with tooling on the spines in gilt. Bindings are rubbed and bumped. There''s a scuff near the foot of the spine on the second volume. All edges of text blocks are red. Endpapers are marbled. Text is a little toned and has some occasional spots. Occasional fountain pen notes/marks in text. Contains 7 copperplate engraved plates, including an engraved foldout plate at the end of Volume I and 6 plates (Numbered plates 2-7) at the end of Volume II. The plate in Vol. I shows. "Gaulois Primitif." The plates in Vol. II are all full-page plates, each showing several coins or medallions. Text is in French. The English translation of the title is, "History of France Before Clovis; Preceding & forming part of the History of France begun by MM. Velly & Vielaret & continued by M. Garnier, Historiographer to the King & Monsieur, Inspector & former Professor of the Royal College & the Academy of Belles-Lettres.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050195
- Title
- Histoire de France Avant Clovis; Precedant & faisant partie de l'Histoire de France commencee par MM. Velly & Vielaret & continuee par M. Garnier, Historiographe du Roi & de Monsieur, Inspecteur & ancien Prfesseur du College Royal & de l'Academie des Belles-Lettres. (With 7 Copperplate Engravings) (2 VOLUME SET)
- Author
- Laureau, M.; [Pierre Laureau]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chez Nyon Paine
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1789
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1789; M. Laureau; Pierre Laureau; French history; French language; Leather binding; 18th Century; Rare; Collectible; Copperplate Engravings.
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings; Languages;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Greensboro, North Carolina
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Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Jacket
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- Plate
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- Gilt
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