portraits of the seventeenth century ( two volume set ) by c. a. sainte beuve - 1971

translated by Katharine P. Wormeley, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1904. This 461 page hardback book once belonged to one of the Du Pont family and has her bookplate inside front cover (Sophie Madelaine Du Pont Chandler). Bound in blue cloth with pictorial pastedown on front cover and gilt decor and titling on spine. aaxx

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1971. Boards have light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. Hardcover. Good. 1904. First Edition. 461 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white central illustration to front board. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Front hinge is cracked. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened.

NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons / Knickerbocker Press. Contains Part one and Two in one volume. An original illustrated 1904 vintage edition with the neat portraitures through-out. The jacket is protected in an archival sleeve. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1904.

translated by Katharine P. Wormeley, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1904. This 461 page hardback book once belonged to one of the Du Pont family and has her bookplate inside front cover (Sophie Madelaine Du Pont Chandler). Bound in blue cloth with pictorial pastedown on front cover and gilt decor and titling on spine. aaxx

Frederick Ungar Pub. Co., 1964. Hardback. Very Good/Worn, Torn. 14 b&w illustrations. 446 pp.

G.P. Putnam's Sons. Collectible - Good. Good book. Volume II. Front hinge cracking. Owner's name on front endpage. Inquire if you need further information.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. 461 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth.Ex-libris copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. Reprinted. 443 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Black and white illustrated plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with noticeable fraying, splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

NY: Putnam; (1904). First US Edition . Hardcover. Very good in dark blue cloth with no dust jacket. The cloth is a little worn, and the spine lettering is dulled but still readable. Part I and Part II are in this one volume - 28 portraits in all, each with an illustration. 904 total pages, with some pages at the end uncut. A tight and clean copy, with no names or other writing in the book.