Selected Stories For the Instruction and Entertainment of Children from the French of M. Berquin
by Berquin M. [ Arnaud ]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Stockdale. J. Johnson, Etc , 1802. Book measures 7 x 4 1/2 inches. Collation, xii,300pp, engraved frontis, and 3 engraved plates. Bound in modern antiquarian style full leather, raised bands, blind lines, red leather title label, full gilt edges. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, previous owners inscription dated 1809, occasional minor staining, browning to plates. Pages and plates in good condition. A very nice copy. . Full Leather. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 097574
- Title
- Selected Stories For the Instruction and Entertainment of Children from the French of M. Berquin
- Author
- Berquin M. [ Arnaud ]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Stockdale. J. Johnson, Etc
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1802
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Berquin.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian; Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
Should any book not fulfill its description, please contact us, a full refund will be offered if the book is returned within 14 days of purchase, and in the condition in which it was sent.
About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...