The Battle of Pavia
by Giono, Jean
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Peter Owen, 1965. This battle took place on 24th February 1525. The book is introduced by Gerard Walter and edited and translated by A. E. Murch. The jacket features some rubbing and foxed edges, has 3 small tears at the bottom by the spine, is price clipped, and is a bit grubby. The cover of the book is a dark green with one corner bumped and a small amount of crimping at the bottom of the spine. A price is inscribed on the front free end paper in pencil. The pages are slightly toned. Includes reproductions of paintings relevant to the content.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dufour Editions Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100058
- Title
- The Battle of Pavia
- Author
- Giono, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
Terms of Sale
Dufour Editions Inc.
FOB our warehouse. Returns must be sent postpaid within 30 days of sale.
About the Seller
Dufour Editions Inc.
Biblio member since 2005
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
About Dufour Editions Inc.
Distributor of foreign books since 1949; with some older gems in our listings and more contemporary hurt titles.
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...