The D'Artagnan Romances - Complete 10 Volume Set
by ALEXANDRE DUMAS
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachussetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. F. T. Stuart. Complete 10 Volume Set Twenty Years After ( 2 Volumes - 1892), Vicomte de Bragelonne ( 6 Volumes - 1891 ), The Three Musketeers ( 2 Volumes - 1894 ). SUBJECT: The d'Artagnan Romances are a set of three novels by Alexandre Dumas telling the story of the musketeer d'Artagna from his humble beginnings in Gascony to his death as a marshall of France in the siege of Maastricht in 1673. Description: Fine Hardcover binding engraved with ornate gold gilt pattern covering spine and front of books, hand etched engraved images of author and scenes of subject matter with frontis page opposite title, beautiful gold gilt top leaf edge to books. Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" each book. Condition: I- Twenty Years After-1892-Very Good; light rub mark spine cover top, II-Twenty Years After-1892- Very Good; small white mark at spine heel, I-Vicomte de Bragelonne-1891-Good; lt moisture spotting - some light to moderate spotting on lower border of pages, a little stiff some puckering no spots outside of light moisture stain on outer leaf edge, II-Vicomte de Bragelonne-1891-Very Good; 3 small rubs on spine cover, III-Vicomte de Bragelonne-1891-Very Good; small rub spot spine heel, IV-Vicomte de Bragelonne-1891-Very Good; 2 small rubs on spine cover, V-Vicomte de Bragelonne-1891-Very Good, VI-Vicomte de Bragelonne-1891-Very Good, I-The Three Musketeers-1894-Good; lt - med moisture spotting - some light to moderate water marks throughout text pages a little stiff.still bright and clean, II-The Three Musketeers-1894-Very Good; 2 small rubs on spine cover, ALL-bumped spine edges with slight - moderate rub, sunned spine cover, owner inscribed (pencil).
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Details
- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000015
- Title
- The D'Artagnan Romances - Complete 10 Volume Set
- Author
- ALEXANDRE DUMAS
- Illustrator
- F. T. Stuart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachussetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Ancient, Classical & Medieval", "Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology", French, Historical
- Size
- 16mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
De Coux and Associates Books
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About the Seller
De Coux and Associates Books
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Crockett, California
About De Coux and Associates Books
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