Romance of The Bourbon Chateaux
by Elizabeth W. Champney
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. A pleasing first edition copy of this charming book exploring the French Bourbon Chateaux, with illustrations. A first edition copy. Romance of the Bourbon Chateaux (1903) explores Versailles as the par eminence of the chateaux of the Bourbon and is written by Elizabeth W. Champney. With eight photogravure plates and further illustrations throughout the text, with the frontispiece in colour.Collated, complete. With two pages of publisher adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, very smart with some marks to the front board and spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841B33
- Title
- Romance of The Bourbon Chateaux
- Author
- Elizabeth W. Champney
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Romance of The Bourbon Chateaux chateaux castle french history chateaux
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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