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LES IMPERATRICES ROMAINES ou Histoire de la Vie & des Intrigues secretes des Femmes des douze Cesars, de celles des Empereurs Romains, & des Princesses de leur Sang. Three Volumes
by SERVIEZ, M. de ( Jacques Roergas )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Chez Chalres LeClerc , 1728. The first edition published as Les Femmes des douze Cesars, 1718, in one volume, this new augmented edition published 1728 in three. (14), 455, (6), 444, (8), 404 pp. Armorial bookplates (with coronet) of Lord Northwick with the motto 'Par ternis suppar', pasted over an earlier round bookplate. John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick, (1770-1859) was a noted British art collector and landowner. Three volumes bound in contemporary marbled calf, gilt backs, marbled end papers, all edges red. Very Good Plus, light rubbing at edges and spine ends, interiors clean and lovely. A handsome and SCARCE set. . New and Augmented Edition . Marbled Calf. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009022
- Title
- LES IMPERATRICES ROMAINES ou Histoire de la Vie & des Intrigues secretes des Femmes des douze Cesars, de celles des Empereurs Romains, & des Princesses de leur Sang. Three Volumes
- Author
- SERVIEZ, M. de ( Jacques Roergas )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Edition
- New and Augmented Edition
- Publisher
- Chez Chalres LeClerc
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1728
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- 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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- New
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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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...
- 12mo
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- Edges
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- Bookplate
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