The True History of the State Prisoner, Commonly Called The Iron Mask, Extracted from Documents in the French Archives
by Dover, George Agar-Ellis
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- Hardcover
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Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Murray,, 1827.. Second edition. viii, 352 pp. 8vo, half red morocco and marbled boards, gilt decorated spine panels. Corners and spine ends rubbed, inner hinge cracked, inscription to ffep, else very good. Second edition. According to the author, the "Iron Mask was an Italian named Hercules Anthony Mathhioli who served as a spy in the French court.
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- Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- b1319
- Title
- The True History of the State Prisoner, Commonly Called The Iron Mask, Extracted from Documents in the French Archives
- Author
- Dover, George Agar-Ellis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827.
- Keywords
- Spy espionage
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
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