Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1878. First American Edition. 12mo. Cloth boards titled in gilt on front cover and spine; xiv, 422pp. Gift inscription to ffep. Light rubbing to board corners and spine, mild soiling to boards, else a tight, clean, unmarked copy. 2" closed tear to ffep, minor shelf wear to boards. Very Good. Short biographies of five notable 19th century Frenchmen including:
1. Victor Jacquemont, traveller and naturalist
2. Henri Perreyve, Ecclesiastic and orator
3. François Rude, sculptor
4. Jean Jacques Ampère, historian, archæologist, traveller
5. Henri Regnault, painter and patriot.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 51451
Title: Modern Frenchmen: Five Biographies
Author: HAMERTON, Philip Gilbert
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Roberts Brothers
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1878
Bookseller catalogs: France;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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...
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....
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.