Madame Fontenoy.
by [Roberts, Margaret]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: J. and C. Mozley 1864 First edition. Rebound in half modern burgundy morocco over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. Edges sprinkled red. . Octavo. Binding extremities rubbed. Spine lightly faded. Slight intermittent foxing. A near fine copy. Margaret Roberts (1833-1919) was a linguist, novelist, and children's writer who was born in Wales. For the majority of her life, she lived in different countries including Italy and France. She wrote over thirty works, most of them thoroughly researched historical novels, some of which were for children. Published anonymously, her first novel for adults was Mademoiselle Mori (1860); Roberts researched it at the Vatican library and wrote it in Italian, though it was eventually translated to English. Some of her more popular books include Denise (1863) and On the Edge of the Storm (1868). Later in her career, Roberts focused on composing works for younger readers, such as Stephanie's Children (1896), about a young lady in Revolutionary France.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16109
- Title
- Madame Fontenoy.
- Author
- [Roberts, Margaret]
- Format/Binding
- Rebound in half modern burgundy morocco over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. Edges sprinkled red.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. and C. Mozley
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1864
- Pages
- 224 pp
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled boards
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