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Iconographie De La Reine Marie-Antoinette: Catalogue Descriptif Et Raisonne De La Collection De Portraits, Pieces Historiques Et Allegoriques, Caricatures, Etc. Formee Par Lord Ronald Gower, Precede D'une Lettre Par M. Georges Duplessis. Ouvrage Orne De Nombreuses Reproductions En Noir Et En Coleurs D'apres Des Originaux Faisant Partie De La Collection (#40 Of 50 Large-Paper Copies)
by Ronald Gower; M. Georges Duplessis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Paris: A. Quantin, 1883. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Fine Color And B/W Plates Throughout. Xvi, 250 Pp. No. 40 Of 50 Large Paper Copies On Holland Paper. Half Green Morocco, Spine Gilt, Deckled Edges, Marbled Boards, Floral Endpapers. Initials R. B. In Gilt At Base Of Spine, Apparently The Initials Of A Previous Owner. Reproduction (?) Of Cover Of One Of Marie Antoinette's Books, With Her Coat Of Arms, Heavily Gilt, Heavily Embossed With Embossing Showing Strongly On Verso Also. Lightly Used, Gilt Brilliant. Scarce; Only A Few Institutional Holdings. Marie-Antoinete Was The Hereditary Owner Of Great Political Power In France At A Time, Unfortunately For Her, When People Realized That She Was Probably Physically And Mentally Incapable Of Running Even A Tiny Shop, Like All Of Her Relatives And In-Laws For Hundreds Upon Hundreds Of Years, Who Were Unable To Produce 1 (One) Reputable Doctor, Engineer, Scientist, Inventor Or Philosopher Amongst The Lot. Her Existence Was A Monument To The Immense Stupidity Of Our Ancestors, And To The Unwillingness Of The Churches To Disestablish Their Sociopathic Political Masters. .
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- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Iconographie De La Reine Marie-Antoinette: Catalogue Descriptif Et Raisonne De La Collection De Portraits, Pieces Historiques Et Allegoriques, Caricatures, Etc. Formee Par Lord Ronald Gower, Precede D'une Lettre Par M. Georges Duplessis. Ouvrage Orne De Nombreuses Reproductions En Noir Et En Coleurs D'apres Des Originaux Faisant Partie De La Collection (#40 Of 50 Large-Paper Copies)
- Author
- Ronald Gower; M. Georges Duplessis
- Illustrator
- Fine Color And B/W Plates Throughout
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- A. Quantin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1883
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Artists (General); Rare And Unusual Books; French Language Literature and Other French Language Books;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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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