Letters of the Marchioness of Pompadour: From MDCCXLVI to MDCCLII inclusive
by POMPADOUR. [Barbé-Marbois (François, Marquis de)]:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sold by T. Cadell..., 1771 - 1772. 3 volumes. 12mo, 158 x 97 mms., pp. xii, 176; [[ii], 151 [152 blank, 153 - 167, 168 blank]; [xii], 176, attractively bound in red morocco, with gilt roll borders surround a panel with gilt ornaments at each corners, spines ornately gilt to a lyre motif, black leather labels; joints and extremities a little rubbed, but a very good set, with the bookplate of William Thomson in each volume, and his autograph on the recto of the front free paper in each volume. The authenticity of the letters provoked doubts by the English reviewers, with The Monthly Review asserting that "We have our suspicions" but could not prove the letters to be forgeries, but "We grant, however, if these letters are forged, they are wrought by the hand of an artist; that the workmanship is rare; and that if it be not the manufacture of the person whose name is stamped upon it, it may, perchance, be something better."
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- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9857
- Title
- Letters of the Marchioness of Pompadour: From MDCCXLVI to MDCCLII inclusive
- Author
- POMPADOUR. [Barbé-Marbois (François, Marquis de)]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Sold by T. Cadell..., 1771 - 1772
- Keywords
- letters women literataure
- Bookseller catalogs
- letters;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...