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Revolutions de Portugal / par M. l'Abbe de Vertot
by Vertot, Abbe de (1655-1735)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
A Paris, : Chez les Libraires associes, 1773. New Edition. Hardback. Very good copy bound in contemporary full aniline calf. Raised bands and gilt-blocked leather spine label, with spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat worn and rubbed as with age. Some scratches evident to boards. Marbled endpapers. Bright and clean internally, with just some marginal toning and tanning. Pen annotation to bottom margins of page 33. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight and strong. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 382 pages; Physical description: xv, [1], 382, [32] p., frontis., 1 folded leaf of plates; 17cm. 8vo. Subjects: Portugal -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220333
- Title
- Revolutions de Portugal / par M. l'Abbe de Vertot
- Author
- Vertot, Abbe de (1655-1735)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A Paris, : Chez les Libraires associes
- Date Published
- 1773
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
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Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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 Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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