Histoire secrète de la Cour de Berlin, ou Correspondance D'un Voyageur François, depuis le mois de Juillet 1786 jusqu'au 19 Janvier 1787. Ouvrage Posthume.
by [MIRABEAU, Gabriel Honoré Riquetti comte de]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
No Place: No Publisher, 1789. xvii, 318, 376 pp. Collated complete. Two volumes bound in contemporary marbled calf, the backs ruled in gilt with gilt devices, the covers gilt ruled framing delicate gilt floral scrolls, marbled end papers. Very Good, the boards rubbed, scattered light toning. First edition of this scandalous anonymously published book which was condemned to be burned after it caused embarrassment to the French court. Uncommon in such lovely condition. . First Edition. Marbled Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008991
- Title
- Histoire secrète de la Cour de Berlin, ou Correspondance D'un Voyageur François, depuis le mois de Juillet 1786 jusqu'au 19 Janvier 1787. Ouvrage Posthume.
- Author
- [MIRABEAU, Gabriel Honoré Riquetti comte de]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- No Publisher
- Place of Publication
- No Place
- Date Published
- 1789
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Fine Bindings; Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
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- 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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