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The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the Reign of Louis XIV and the Regency [2 Volumes]
by Louis de Rouvroy; Bayle St. John (trans.); James Breck Perkins (preface)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Willey Book Company. 2 volume set (4 volumes in 2). New ed. (January 1936). 366+390; 392+400pp. Original navy cloth with maroon panels and gilt titles to spine and gilt armorial decoration to front covers, deckle fore edge. Both vols VG copies, bindings square and tight, cloth clean but gently rubbed, cover gilt bright but spines dulled, internally very good, no dust jackets . Very Good. Hardcover. 1936.
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- Bookseller
- Object Relations, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024188
- Title
- The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the Reign of Louis XIV and the Regency [2 Volumes]
- Author
- Louis de Rouvroy; Bayle St. John (trans.); James Breck Perkins (preface)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Willey Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- History & Politics;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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