Old Paris: Its Court and its Salons
by Catherine Charlotte Lady Jackson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston: Joseph Knight Company , 1895. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated . An exceptional complete collection of Lady Jackson's retracing of the history of old Paris in two volumes. Prolific author Lady Jackson was the daughter of Thomas Wakefield, specialised in the area of European history and of the court of France in the sixteenth century. The present volumes, a set complete in two, explore the history of old Paris, its courts and its literary salons, the centre of European literary society, which contributed in building the city's monumental reputation across the world. From the Coronation of of Marie de Medicis in 1610, to the reign of Louis XIV, Jackson provides a comprehensive overview of the early history of Paris. This work originally appeared in London in 1878, and in the US in 1880. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven full page plates to each volume. Collated, complete. In the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding, with gilt tooling to the spine and front board. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear and a minor fading to the spine, the head and tail of the spine slightly bumped. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent, with minor shelf wear only; professionally reinforced internally. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally clean throughout with a light foxing to the occasional leaf only. Most leaves are unopened. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven full page plates to each volume. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 791A25
- Title
- Old Paris: Its Court and its Salons
- Author
- Catherine Charlotte Lady Jackson
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joseph Knight Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- paris history dust wrapper history
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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