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The Adventures of a French Sergeant During His Campaigns in Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia &c. From 1805 to 1823. Written by Himself.
by GUILLEMARD, Robert:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Hutchinson & Co. 1898 1st thus. Hardback, 8 x 5 inches. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front, with blind embossed ‘flag’ decoration to front. Plain endpapers. In very good condition. Rubbing to extremities, corners bumped with chip to top corner of front board and top of spine. Two small bumps to leading edges. Endpapers darkened with small glue repair to front. Embossed stamp to top of title page “With the Publishers Compliments,” neat inscription adjacent. A couple of very minor spots inside, else pages very clean and tight throughout. 342 + 2pp cat.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81810
- Title
- The Adventures of a French Sergeant During His Campaigns in Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia &c. From 1805 to 1823. Written by Himself.
- Author
- GUILLEMARD, Robert:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Hutchinson & Co. 1898 1st thus
- Keywords
- Military Subjects GUILLEMARD, Robert: The Adventures of a French Sergeant During His Campaigns in Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia &c. From 1805 to 1823, Hutchinson & Co., 1898, 1st, thus,
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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