From the Memoirs of a Minister of France
by Stanley Weyman
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1895 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of Stanley Weyman's collection of short stories set during the reign of Henry IV in France, bound in quarter vellum. First edition. Bound in quarter vellum with cloth boards. Written by English author, Stanley J. Weyman, who was best known for his works of historical fiction and romance, often setting his stories in 16th and 17th century France.This particular work is comprised of short stories set in the late 16th-century during the reign of Henry IV in France. This intriguing and entertaining collection demonstrates the social and political climate of the time, as Weyman follows a French minister's first-hand account of this fascinating world. With a contemporary ink inscription in Latin, dated 1897. In a quarter vellum binding with cloth boards. Externally, very good, with light rubbing to the extremities and boards. Slight discolouration to the vellum, as is usual with this type of leather. Internally, firmly bound. Light scattered spotting to pages. Ink inscription to the first blank. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901Q3
- Title
- From the Memoirs of a Minister of France
- Author
- Stanley Weyman
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Stanley Weyman Henry IV memoirs Minister of France Henry IV
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...