Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries
by Sir John Froissart
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1806. Hardcover. THIS COMPLETE TWELVE VOLUME SET (PLUS BOOK OF PLATES) IS IN GREAT CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBACKED (EARLY) RETAINING THE ORIGINAL BOARDS IN FULL SPECKLED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS-WITH SOME RUBBING/WEAR TO EXTREMITIES. SPINES COMPRISED OF SIX COMPARTMENTS WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE, WITH RED AND BLACK GOATSKIN LABELS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. BOOKS MEASURE 8.5"x5.5". SECOND EDITION, 215 YEARS OLD. BOOK OF PLATES BOUND SEPARATE MEASURING 11" TALL, HINGES CRACKED TO BOOK OF PLATES, MILD FOXING TO PLATES (SEE PHOTOS) AN ATTRACTIVE SET IN GREAT CONDITION..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 311
- Title
- Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries
- Author
- Sir John Froissart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1806
- Keywords
- 215 Years Old, Fine Leather Binding, Rare, Full Leather, Book of Plates
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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All books are carefully bubble wrapped and packed in a box with adequate packing peanuts to prevent any damage in shipment.
All books are shipped with delivery confirmation and tracking. Books are automatically insured.
100% satisfaction guaranteed. Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....