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History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
by Mignet, A.F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hunt and Clarke, 1826. Two volumes complete - Volume One - [2], vi, 440pp and Volume Two - vii, [1], 436pp. Contemporary full morocco, double bands, spines in five panels, title in gilt to second panel, volume to fourth, remaining with triple fillet frame and volute corner and side pieces, covers with elaborate volute frame in gilt around a volute centre piece in blind, a.e.g., primrose endpapers. Slightly rubbed to extremities, especially spine ends and corners, some light fading to head of upper cover of volume two. Hint of foxing to edges of text block, internally quite bright and clean. Previous owner's (James H. Prinsep) bookplate to front pastedowns, gift inscription to ffep, small Eton book label to front pastedowns. First Edition. Full Morocco. Good+. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001059
- Title
- History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
- Author
- Mignet, A.F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hunt and Clarke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Keywords
- Noisbn, France, French Revolution, Fine Binding
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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- Good+
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
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