HISTORY OF FRANCE IN RHYME by Mrs. Charles H. Gardner, Principal of School for Young Ladies, 603 Fifth Avenue, New York City
by Gardner, Mrs. Charles H
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Published by the author, 1886.. 1886.. Good. - Small octavo, dark blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover. The binding is rubbed & bumped with slight fraying to the corners & with a small white stain to the rear cover. The head & tail of the spine are chipped. 90 pages. There is a contemporary owner's name & date on the flyleaf & the page edges are slightly darkened. Illustrated with 16 genealogical tables. Good. <p>First edition.<p>The rhyming text is followed by 16 genealogical tables of French and other European nobility, as well as a section on the marriages and children of French sovereigns.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11904
- Title
- HISTORY OF FRANCE IN RHYME by Mrs. Charles H. Gardner, Principal of School for Young Ladies, 603 Fifth Avenue, New York City
- Author
- Gardner, Mrs. Charles H
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Published by the author, 1886.
- Date Published
- 1886.
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S; HISTORY; GENEALOGY; VERSE; FRANCE; HISTORY OF FRANCE IN RHYME; MRS. CHARLES H. GARDNER; GENEALOGICAL TABLES; EUROPEAN NOBILITY; KINGS; QUEENS; FAMILY TREES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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