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Dans La Foret De Thuringe.
by Humbert, Edouard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A very good copy with only light shelfwear and light scattered foxing.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Geneve.: Jules-Guillaume Fick. , 1862. 1st edition, 500 copies. . Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards,gilt spine decorations, red spine label, red edges. A very good copy with only light shelfwear and light scattered foxing. . 4to., 27.3x17.5 cm. . French text. Inscribed and signed by author. The Thuringian Forest is famous for the castle of Wartburg, where Martin Luther was in exile while translating the Bible, and the Oberhof winter sports resort. Heavy book may require extra shipping. Numerous black & white plates and engravings in text.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 191601
- Title
- Dans La Foret De Thuringe.
- Author
- Humbert, Edouard
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards,gilt spine decorations, red spine label, red edges
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy with only light shelfwear and light scattered foxing.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition, 500 copies.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jules-Guillaume Fick.
- Place of Publication
- Geneve.
- Date Published
- 1862
- Pages
- 498 pp.
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
- Size
- 4to., 27.3x17.5 cm.
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Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
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About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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