Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency (Vol. III)
by Duke of Saint-Simon, translated by Bayle St. John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No DJ
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: M. Walter Dunne. Very Good/No DJ. 1901. First Ediition. Hard Cover. Sm 4to Green cloth, slightly rubbed to upper cover, with faded paper title label on spine, top edge gilt. Illustrated with photogravures on Japan Vellum, etchings india-plate reproductions. Top edge gilt, others deckled edges.427 pp clean and tight. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 117233
- Title
- Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency (Vol. III)
- Author
- Duke of Saint-Simon, translated by Bayle St. John
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece: Hand-painted Photogravure After Morlon. Louis XIV & La Valliere
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/No DJ
- Edition
- First Ediition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- M. Walter Dunne
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Cloth
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