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La Vie De Frederic, Baron De Trenck, Ecrits Par lui-Meme
by Baron De Trenck, Frederic
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Chez C. Lamort, 1788. Second Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. Full calf edge worn through to boards at corners but generally well preserved; two volumes bound in one. Rubbing to spine with some loss to leather at tail, but gilt title generally bright. 5 raised bands. Internally fine, fontis engraving of Trenck in chains, contemporary notes to rear free endpaper. Second edition augmented. His memoirs were translated into most European languages and were a sensation - women wore dresses in Paris a la Trenck. Trenck was sent to the guillotine for Jacobite sympathies etc. three years later in 1791. 168pp, 167pp, each volume with separate title page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; French Language; Inventory No: 024264.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024264
- Title
- La Vie De Frederic, Baron De Trenck, Ecrits Par lui-Meme
- Author
- Baron De Trenck, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Full Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Chez C. Lamort
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1788
- Keywords
- Biography & Autobiography; French Language; NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; French Language;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Pazzo Books
Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of shipment - full refund less shipping. If we have made a mistake, we will pay shipping both ways. Institutions billed according to their requirements.
About the Seller
Pazzo Books
Biblio member since 2003
Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
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