L'Histoire de France depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'en 1789. 5 Tomes [The History of France from the earliest times until 1789]
by Guizot, M. [François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good to Very Good
- Seller
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Coventry, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie. Guizot was a French historian, author, and prominent political figure before the French Revolution. Illustrated by Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville. Bound in three-quarter red leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt titles and volumes to spines. Wear and some pulls to leather on spines, hinges, corners, and edges of boards; chipping to paper along edges of boards. Rubbing to covers of boards. Front board of first volume almost detached. Other bindings tight. Vol. II with small split on spine.Top edges gilt. Light foxiing, but mostly bright. This is a heavy set and will require an additional shipping fee. Volume I: 578 pages; Volume II: 571 pages; Volume III: 564 pages; Volume IV: 570 pages; Volume V: 598 pages. . Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1875.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sheila B. Amdur
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022883
- Title
- L'Histoire de France depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'en 1789. 5 Tomes [The History of France from the earliest times until 1789]
- Author
- Guizot, M. [François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
- Illustrator
- Alph. [Alphonse] de Neuville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good to Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Librairie Hachette et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- History of France.
Terms of Sale
Sheila B. Amdur
Two week return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to two weeks after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sheila B. Amdur
Biblio member since 2008
Coventry, Connecticut
About Sheila B. Amdur
Specializing in the history of medicine and psychiatry; Connecticut History; scholarly books; rare and antiquarian; general stock.
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- Marbled Paper
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- Gilt
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- Chipping
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