Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois. With Photogravure Portraits of Cardinal Dubois and the Duc D'Oleans. In Two Volumes
by Cardinal (Guillaume) Dubois (1656-1723); Translated by Ernest Dowson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£159.68£127.74
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About This Item
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. "Secret Memoirs of the Court of France during the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries" series. Two volumes handsomely bound in contemporary half dark blue pebbled morocco over light blue buckram boards, the backs with five raised bands and intricat gilt blind tooling, top edges gilt marbled end papers. Period Arts and Crafts bookplates of Geo. V. Pettigrew. Prior owner name in ink both vols. Very Good Plus, light wear at joints and tips, interior quite clean and bright. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008147
- Title
- Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois. With Photogravure Portraits of Cardinal Dubois and the Duc D'Oleans. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Cardinal (Guillaume) Dubois (1656-1723); Translated by Ernest Dowson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Leonard Smithers and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Fine Bindings; Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
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- First Edition
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