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Memoirs of Marmontel, Written By Himself Containing His Literary and Political Life, and Anecdotes of the Principal Characters of the Eighteenth Century
by Marmontel, Jean Francois
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme and John Murray, 1805. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION COMPLETE IN FOUR VOLUMES. Vol. I - Front board is detached. Boards have stains and wear. Neat name to front endpaper. 206 pages+ 2 pages of adverts. Front gathering (up to page 24) loose and held on by a single thread. Edges mostly rough cut, spine mostly worn away but generally very clean and unmarked and binding tight ; Vol. II - Boards stained with wear. Neat name to front endpaper 346 pages+ 2 pages of adverts. Contemporary pencil calculation to rear endpaper. Edges mostly rough cut, spine mostly worn away but generally very clean and unmarked and binding tight ; Vol. III - Boards stained with wear. Neat name to front endpaper 356 pages. Edges mostly rough cut, spine mostly worn away but generally very clean and unmarked and binding tight ; Vol. IV - Boards stained with wear. Neat name to front endpaper 344 pages + 4 pages of adverts. Edges mostly rough cut, spine mostly worn away but generally very clean and unmarked and binding tight. PLEASE NOTE A HEAVY SET OF 1.33 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 1. First. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Goldring Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010910
- Title
- Memoirs of Marmontel, Written By Himself Containing His Literary and Political Life, and Anecdotes of the Principal Characters of the Eighteenth Century
- Author
- Marmontel, Jean Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme and John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1805
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography - French Authors;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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