Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries
by FROISSART, SIR JOHN
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: George Routledge, 1868. First Of This Edition. Half Leather. Near Fine. Large 8 Vo. Two (2) volumes in gilt lettered half red morocco leather over marbled boards. Spine divided into 6 compartments with gilt swords and knights in each compartment. Gilt edges, marbled endpapers. 116 cuts in the two volumes plus a number of colour plates throughout. darkening stain to spine ov volume 1. Bookplate to each volume on endpaper and ownership signature on title page of each volume. General edgewear but overall a very sharp atttractive set.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41590
- Title
- Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries
- Author
- FROISSART, SIR JOHN
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Of This Edition
- Publisher
- George Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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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