Galanteries des Rois de France, depuis le commencement de la monarchie. 3 parts. - [FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION]
by SAUVAL, HENRI
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Copenhagen, Denmark
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1731. Paris, Charles Moette, 1731. 8vo. Three parts bound in one very nice Cambridge-style mirror binding with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Boards and edges of boards with blind-tooled ornamentation. Traces of small paper-label to upper compartment. Small worm-tract to lower outer corner of last 100 ff. not affecting text. A very nice and clean copy. (2), 399, (2), 159, 104, (6) pp. + 2 frontispieces and 5 plates. First illustrated edition of this highly popular work on the French Kings from Pharamond, King of the Franks, to Louis XIV.Not much is known about the author other than he was a French historian and magistrate who lived in the second half of the 17th Century. Barbier II, 515Brunet II, 1445
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Herman H. J. Lynge & Son (DK)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60858
- Title
- Galanteries des Rois de France, depuis le commencement de la monarchie. 3 parts. - [FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION]
- Author
- SAUVAL, HENRI
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1731
Terms of Sale
Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
Biblio member since 2017
Copenhagen
About Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
Herman H. J. Lynge & Son A/S was founded 1821 in Copenhagen, and has been a member of the Danish Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABF) and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB-LILA) since their beginning.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....