Click for full-size.
Marie Antoinette: The Portrait Of An Average Woman
by Stefan Zweig
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cassell and Company Ltd, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 1938. Sixth Edition. 476 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Blue end papers. Black and white frontispiece. Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Small cracking to gutters with exposed netting to half title page. Moderate tanning to end papers and text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light scratching and droplets all over. Sticker to rear board. Spine has faint crease and moderate crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1689057149MHP
- Title
- Marie Antoinette: The Portrait Of An Average Woman
- Author
- Stefan Zweig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company Ltd
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
World of Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
Ask Seller a Question
About World of Rare Books
Wob sells rare and collectable books on behalf of charities. Our team of booksellers are happy to deal with any enquiries and aim to provide same-day dispatch for all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Collecting the Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and ’70s was an explosive time in American history, and it inspired explosive literature. From Malcolm X to Martin Luther King, Jr., browse some of the most collectible books from and about that era.
Collecting Little Golden Books
These iconic childrens board books are collectible if you can find an original in great condition! Learn more about collecting Little Golden Books.
