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1. LES ARTS AU MOYEN AGE ET A LÉPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1871, Third Edition); 2. MOEURS, USAGES ET COSTUMES AU MOYEN AGE ET A LÉPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1872, Second Edition); 3. XVIII SIÈCLE INSTITUTIONS, USAGES ET COSTUMES FRANCE, 1700 1789 (1875, First Edition); 4. VIE MILITAIRE ET RELIGIEUSE AU MOYEN AGE ET A LÉPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1877, Fourth Edition); 5. SCIENCES ET LETTRES AU MOYEN AGE ET A LÉPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1877, Second Edition); 6. XVIII SIÈCLE LETTRES SCIENCES ET ARTS XVII SIÈCLE FRANCE, 1700 1789 (1878, Second Edition); 7. INSTITUTIONS USAGES ET COSTUMES FRANCE, 1390 1700 (1880, First Edition); and 8. XVII SIÈCLE, LETTRES, SCIENCES ET ARTS FRANCE, 1390 1700 (1882, Second Edition)
by LACROIX, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Occasional spot of foxing but generally clean and bright; minor scratches and wear to bindings, spine labels rather dry. Near Fi
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1871 - 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional spot of foxing but generally clean and bright; minor scratches and wear to bindings, spine labels rather dry. Near Fine set of these beautifully illustrated and bound books. Eight quarto (7-1/2" x 11") volumes bound in full green morocco leather by Bickers & Son with triple gilt-ruled covers with gilt fleur-de-lys corner decorations, gilt-decorated spines with contrasting morocco spine labels, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated with 131 full-page chromolithograph plates as well as numerous full-page black-and-white plates and text engravings illustrating all facets of life in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Text in French. Each volume with the bookplate of Lovis Childs Madeira, designed by Walter M. Aikman, on the front pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021304
- Title
- 1. LES ARTS AU MOYEN AGE ET A LÉPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1871, Third Edition); 2. MOEURS, USAGES ET COSTUMES AU MOYEN AGE ET A LÉPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1872, Second Edition); 3. XVIII SIÈCLE INSTITUTIONS, USAGES ET COSTUMES FRANCE, 1700 1789 (1875, First Edition); 4. VIE MILITAIRE ET RELIGIEUSE AU MOYEN AGE ET A LÉPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1877, Fourth Edition); 5. SCIENCES ET LETTRES AU MOYEN AGE ET A LÉPOQUE DE LA RENAISSANCE (1877, Second Edition); 6. XVIII SIÈCLE LETTRES SCIENCES ET ARTS XVII SIÈCLE FRANCE, 1700 1789 (1878, Second Edition); 7. INSTITUTIONS USAGES ET COSTUMES FRANCE, 1390 1700 (1880, First Edition); and 8. XVII SIÈCLE, LETTRES, SCIENCES ET ARTS FRANCE, 1390 1700 (1882, Second Edition)
- Author
- LACROIX, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Occasional spot of foxing but generally clean and bright; minor scratches and wear to bindings, spine labels rather dry. Near Fi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1871 - 1882
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books, Chromolithographs, French, 19th Century, Color Plates, Middle Ages, Medieval History, Fine Bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- French; Middle Ages; Chromolithographs;
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Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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