ANECDOTES OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE AND HIS TIMES, COMPILED FROM EVERY AUTHENTIC SOURCE
by Cunningham, A
- Used
- Condition
- Plates age toned, joint rubbing, covers bright
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Philadelphia: John B. Perry, 1855. Plates age toned, joint rubbing, covers bright. 12mo (5" tall). viii, 504p. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece, vignette title and 20 full-page plates. Bound in full blue morocco, a.e.g., the spine with gilt titles with fleur-de-lis and laurels in the panels, the covers with a series of gilt rules with corner ornaments.
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- First Folio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20335
- Title
- ANECDOTES OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE AND HIS TIMES, COMPILED FROM EVERY AUTHENTIC SOURCE
- Author
- Cunningham, A
- Book Condition
- Used - Plates age toned, joint rubbing, covers bright
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John B. Perry
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1855
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- FINE BINDINGS;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- 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.