LA FAYETTE: Volume I by Whitlock, Brand - 1929

NY: Appleton. VG books.. 1929 (1929cp). 2nd. Hardcover. VG books. TEG. Tight & clean. Spines faded. Cover corners with tiny bit of wear. xvi,475,452pp. .

New York & London: D. Appleton and Company, 1929 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Two volumes, dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped monogram on front board of each volume, top edges gilt; Vol 1: xi, 475 pp, 12 plates; Vol. 2: [ix], 452 pp, 12 plates, notes on sources, bibliography, index. Worn at spine, corners, edges, edge gilding faded, paper slightly browned, a few leaves in Vol 1 are wrinkled at top edge with 3 mm closed tears, but the main defect is water damage to the boards up to about ½ inch from bottom edge (sizing is soaked off, leaving a light blue strip), with minor staining to the bottom edges of endpapers, but no smell of mold or mildew. Because 200 pp of Volume 1 are concerned with La Fayette's role in the American Revolution, this book is catalogued as U. S. history; however, this biography spans his entire life from his birth in 1757 to death in 1834, a turbulent period in French history encompassing the French Revolution,… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1929. First Edition. fair. 475 & 452, 2 vols., illus., bibliography, index, worm damage (small holes), boards scuffed, edges of spines worn, discolor ins bds.

D. Appleton and Co., 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. D. Appleton and Co., 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Top edge gilt. Navy boards with gilt decoration. Covers have mild shelfwear/edgewear, a few light stains. Both volumes have rubbed corners and softened spine ends. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Bindings are tight. Hinges are perfect. Volume I has small crease in cloth on top of front cover, stain form laid-in paper on pages 248 through 253. Volume II has slightly worn gilt design and lower front corner slightly bumped.Very nice copies.

D. Appleton And Company, 1929-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Book in good condition, minor wear. 2 volume set.