Paris; During the Interesting Month of July, 1815.: A Series of Letters, Addressed to a Friend in London
by (NAPOLEON) FELLOWES, W.D
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Gale and Fenner, 1815. First edition. 8vo. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, title-page vignette portrait of Napoleon 2 hand-colored engraved plates. v, [1], 165, [3, ads] pp. Full red polished calf, spine gilt, morocco spine labels, t.e.g., others uncut, by Brentano's, spine slightly darkened, some offsetting to front cover, scattered light foxing Paris in the aftermath of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo and the second restoration of Louis XVII.
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- Bookseller
- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100959
- Title
- Paris; During the Interesting Month of July, 1815.
- Author
- (NAPOLEON) FELLOWES, W.D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gale and Fenner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- 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...