The Court of France in the Sixteenth Century, 1514 - 1559. Two Volumes
by Jackson, Lady Catherine Charlotte
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Joseph Knight, 1896. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Vol. I: Frontis., xii, 360 pp., illus. Vol. II: Frontis., x, 373 pp., illus. teg. A beautiful unopened set, bound in blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering on front cover and spine. Tissue guards intact for all illustrations. Some mild edgewear, else a tight and crisp set.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9512
- Title
- The Court of France in the Sixteenth Century, 1514 - 1559. Two Volumes
- Author
- Jackson, Lady Catherine Charlotte
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Joseph Knight
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- History
- 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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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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