Ange Pitou; or, Taking the Bastile in Two Volumes (2 Volume Set)
by Dumas, Alexandre
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Gig Harbor, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Tight copies in sea green cloth with age- toned paper labels on spine, top edges gilt. Edition de Medicis, Limited to 1000 copies, this being No. 105. Undated, ca [1900]. Each volume contains 4 Photogravures with descriptive tissue guards. Four volume set. Some rubbing to cloth , mostly to head and tail of spine, and some chipping to spine labels. Volume II has a 1/4" circular chew mark to spine. Oversized, will exceed standard shipping rates for international options..
Synopsis
A la frontiere de la Picardie et du Soignais, sur cette portion du territoire national qui faisait partie sous le nom d'Ile-de-France du vieux patrimoine de nos rois, au milieu d'un immense croissant que forme en s 'allongeant au nord et au midi une foret de cinquante mille arpents s'eleve perdue dans l'ombre d'un immense parc plante par Francois Ier et Henri II, la petite ville de Villers-Cotterets celebre pour avoir donne naissance a Charles-Albert Demoustier, lequel a l'epoque ou commence cette histoire, y ecrivait a la satisfaction des jolies femmes du temps, qui se les arrachaient au fur et a mesure qu'elles voyaient le jour, ses Lettres a Emilie sur la mythologie.
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- Bookseller
- Veronica's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040234
- Title
- Ange Pitou; or, Taking the Bastile in Two Volumes (2 Volume Set)
- Author
- Dumas, Alexandre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Dana Estes & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- LITERATURE FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Veronica's Books
Returns accepted within 10 days if item not as described. Sales Tax applicable to WA state orders.
About the Seller
Veronica's Books
Biblio member since 2003
Gig Harbor, Washington
About Veronica's Books
Specializing in used, rare, & out-of-print books on UFOs, Occult, New Age, Alternative Health, and all areas of Metaphysical research.
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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