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The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough, Prince of the Roman Empire, Illustrated with Maps, Plans of Battles, Sieges, and Medals, And a Great Number of Original Letters and Papers Never Before Published. (THREE VOLUME SET)
by Lediard, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Wilcox and T. Osborne, 1736. First Edition First Printing . Leather Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. Three volume set. xxx, 529; 574; 564 [lii] pages, indexed in the last volume. Has 42 copperplate engravings including 17 folding maps and plans, an engraved frontis, and 25 engraved plates of medallions. Maps and engravings all in very nice, clean condition. Hardcovers bound in original full paneled calf leather with covers designs ruled in blind and gilt designs on the spine. The bindings show moderate rubbing and wear. The corners and edges are bumped. The hinges are generally sound, however there is cracking in the hinges on Volume III. Volume I shows a dark spot and a possible liquid stain on the front cover. Speckled edges. Upper outer edges of the text blocks are darkened. Modern owner's simple bookplate ("Charles Benson") on the front pastedown of each volume. There is very light foxing and/or spotting to the end papers. The text is exceptionally clean and sound throughout. Illustrated with maps and plates. An exceptional set.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051429
- Title
- The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough, Prince of the Roman Empire, Illustrated with Maps, Plans of Battles, Sieges, and Medals, And a Great Number of Original Letters and Papers Never Before Published. (THREE VOLUME SET)
- Author
- Lediard, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Wilcox and T. Osborne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1736
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1736; Thomas Lediard; Duke of Marlborough; Roman Prince; Roman Empire; Biography; European History; 18th Century; Fine Bindings; Leather Bindings; Rare; Antiquarian; Collectible; Illustrated; Copperplate Engravings; Maps; Cartography; Europe; Belgium; Bru
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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