Memoirs of Count Grammont
by Count Anthony Hamilton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€179.58€161.62
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1876. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A handsomely bound copy of this noted memoir. With a biographical sketch and notes by Sir Walter Scott. Philibert Count de Gramont (Grammont) was a French nobleman best remembered now through this memoir, written by his brother-in-law Anthony Hamilton. The memoirs are noted in particular for the depictions of the court of Charles II. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, smart with rubbing to extremities. Light markings to boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH15-E-15
- Title
- Memoirs of Count Grammont
- Author
- Count Anthony Hamilton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Biographical Biography Philibert Count de Gramont rammont Biography
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
- ...