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Memoirs, Letters and Miscellaneous Papers
by Prince de Ligne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Heinemann, London, 1899. Later Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. PRINCE de LIGNE (Charles-Joseph Lamorel). Memoirs, Letters and Miscellaneous Papers in two volumes, London: William Heinemann, 1899. Octavos, English-language edition, pp. vi, 328; vi, 324; brown cloth boards half-bound in brown morocco with gilt lettering and devices in six compartments on spine, top edges gilt, gravure plates. Text selected and translated by Katherine Prescott Wormeley from the prince's extensive writings about his Napoleonic-era military career. He served for Austria and Russia. His writing began appearing in the late 18th century and mushroomed to 34 volumes. The present set includes introductions by Saint-Beuve and Madame de Stael.Condition: Near fine with a little wear at joints, scattered foxing. Overall a beautiful set. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55166. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55166
- Title
- Memoirs, Letters and Miscellaneous Papers
- Author
- Prince de Ligne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Unbranded Prince de Ligne Memoirs, Letters and Miscellaneous Papers
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rarities etc.
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gravure
- ...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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