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Memoirs of the Duke de Saint-Simon: An Abridged Translation with Notes (6 volumes, complete)
by Arkwright, Francis; Duke de Saint-Simon
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good condition
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London: Stanley Paul & Co, 1918. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. This 6 volume set is uniformly and handsomely bound in three quarter maroon leather with 5 raised bands on the spines and reddish cloth sides. Gilt stamping/rules are still bright and shiny. NO fading. Spine ends and hinges rubbed. SEE PHOTOS. Top edges gilt. NO owner's name or bookplate. Light foxing to only a few pages. Illustrated with numerous plates/portraits. Tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait in each volume. Marbled endpapers. Six volumes, complete: I) Gossip and Glory of Versailles, 1691-1701; II) The Silver Age of Louise XIV. 1702-1707; III) When Madame de Maintenon was Queen, 1707-1710; IV) War and Court Gossip, 1710-1714; V) The Passing of Louis XIV, 1714-1717; VI) An Infamous Regent's Rule, 1717-1723. SEE PHOTOS.. 1918 reprint of the 1915 original. Hardcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 6 volumes, complete. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025395
- Title
- Memoirs of the Duke de Saint-Simon: An Abridged Translation with Notes (6 volumes, complete)
- Author
- Arkwright, Francis; Duke de Saint-Simon
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Edition
- 1918 reprint of the 1915 original
- Publisher
- Stanley Paul & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1918
- Size
- 6 volumes, complete
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Henderson, Nevada
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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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Edges
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