Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency (3 Volumes Complete)
by Duke of Saint-Simon; Bayle St.John (trans). Special Intro. by Leon Vallee
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Akron, Ohio: St. Dunstan Society, 1901. 3 Volumes complete. Editors Autograph Edition. Bound in red cloth with a paper label on the spine.. Gilt on the top edges. Deckled on all other edges. Japan Vellum paper for all the illustrations. High quality, heavy paper for the text. Illustrations are black & white, sepia, and color. When color, they are hand colored. Each volume has a frontispiece as well as a hand colored "title page". Paper label soiled. Abrasion to center of spine of. No previous owner's names. Not exlibrary. Wear to tops & bottoms of the spine with a little fraying of the cloth spines slightly darkened from handling. Overall in GOOD PLUS condition. . Full Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015398
- Title
- Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency (3 Volumes Complete)
- Author
- Duke of Saint-Simon; Bayle St.John (trans). Special Intro. by Leon Vallee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- St. Dunstan Society
- Place of Publication
- Akron, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- 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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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