MEMOIRS OF MADAME DU BARRI : COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET
by Baron Etienne Leon Lamothe-Langon [Translated From the French by H.T. Riley]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: H.S. Nichols, 1896. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. London: H. S. Nichols, 1896. Limited edition, one of 500 copies with this numbered 249. Complete Four Volume set. 9 1/4 x 6 inches: Over 1200 pages. Red cloth with gold gilt fleur-de-leis decoration to each volume, spine titles in gold gilt. Frontis to each volume.
Covers bumped, spines a bit dull and sunned, light general age wear, rubbing. Interiors have some light toning, but are bright, clean, unmarked. Tight.
Additional postage may be required.
Covers bumped, spines a bit dull and sunned, light general age wear, rubbing. Interiors have some light toning, but are bright, clean, unmarked. Tight.
Additional postage may be required.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144
- Title
- MEMOIRS OF MADAME DU BARRI : COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET
- Author
- Baron Etienne Leon Lamothe-Langon [Translated From the French by H.T. Riley]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- H.S. Nichols
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Versailles, Louis XV, French Revolution, Du Barry, Jeanne Becu, comtesse (1743-1793)
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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Eugene, Oregon
About Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.