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Memoirs
by Saint-Simon
- 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
Pott, New York, 1901. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON. Memoirs in four volumes, New York: James Pott & Co., 1901. Small octavos, Regency Edition (preceded by 1856 French edition and 1857 English edition), marbled boards half-bound in red morocco with gilt lettering and devices stamped into 6 compartments on spines, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Translated from the French and abridged by Bayle St. John. The duke (Louis de Rouvroy), with this account of the court at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV, became known as one of France's greatest memoirists, maybe because of all the cat fighting: "The Saint-Simon that is revealed through the Mémoires had many enemies, and a hatred reciprocated by many courtiers (Wikipedia). In spite of its size, the present set is substantially briefer than the original French text.Condition: Near fine with a few minor marks on the covers and minor wear at the joints. Overall a beautiful set. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 4-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. Category: Biography & Autobiography; France; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55164. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55164
- Title
- Memoirs
- Author
- Saint-Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pott
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Biography & Autobiography; France; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; History. Unbranded Saint-Simon Memoirs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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