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THE CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN AND OTHER PLACES ADJOINING
by FROISSART, Sir John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Spine a little sunned. Close to Fine in a Fine slipcase
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Spine a little sunned. Close to Fine in a Fine slipcase. Henry C. Pitz. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 11") bound in buckram with the side-strips bearing an all-over pattern of escutcheons, the center strip stamped in gold with a large escutcheon quartered in red and blue containing the title, and flanked by groups of lances; 748 pages. Translation of Lord Berners edited by G. C. Macaulay with an introduction by Dr. Sidney Painter of this account of the first half of The Hundred Years War. Two-page spread illustrations by Henry C. Pitz hand-colored through stencils at the Walter Fischer Studio. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Handsome edition of this classic.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015876
- Title
- THE CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN AND OTHER PLACES ADJOINING
- Author
- FROISSART, Sir John
- Illustrator
- Henry C. Pitz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine a little sunned. Close to Fine in a Fine slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Signed, Limited Editions, Travel, Color Plate Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press; Hand-Colored Plates;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
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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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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