HISTORY OF CHARLES THE BOLD, DUKE OF BURGUNDY: Two (2) Volume Set
by Kirk, John Foster
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair to Good /No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1864. First 2 of 3 Vols. Third volume published in 1868. 615 pp. & 543 pp. Contemporary ½ calf backed marbled boards, black leather labels; edge worn and rubbed, Vol. 2 rear cover marbled paper largely missing, showing cardboard backing. Vol. 2 front hinge slightly cracked, old newspaper ghosting on pp. 270-1 and 364-5. Later bookplates on front pastedowns. Vol. 1 engraved frontis portrait; Vol. 2 litho frontis portrait. The Dukes of Burgundy were rivals for the French crown. Charles the Bold was the last Duke, after his death in battle, 1477, Bungundy lost its independence from Paris.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fair to Good /No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 668WHEUR
- Title
- HISTORY OF CHARLES THE BOLD, DUKE OF BURGUNDY: Two (2) Volume Set
- Author
- Kirk, John Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- WORLD HISTORY TRAVEL EUROPE FRANCE RENAISSANCE BIOGRAPHY CHARLES THE BOLD DUKE OF BURGUNDY 1477 NONFICTION GENERAL
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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