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Fair Touraine: Stories and Legends of the Loire
by Margaret Aulton
- 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: John Lane the Bodley Head , 1925. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12.5" by 10" . Margaret Aulton. The first edition of this incredibly charming collection of stories and legends from the French valley of Loire. A very charming, large volume by Margaret Aulton, comprising a recounting of sixteen stories and legends regarding the Loire in France. The first edition of 1925. Some of the titles included are 'Chinon,' 'Langeais,' 'Loches,' 'Chambord and some of the lesser Chateau.'The work is illustrated with ninety facsimile reproductions of the original drawings and copper plate engravings by the author, twelve full page and the rest in text. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The front joint is slightly cracked, with a minor marking to the rear board. A small library label to the spine. With Estelle Williams' bookplate to the front pastedown. internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean but for a minimal touch age toning to the leaves of plates, as usual, due to the type of paper used. Illustrated with ninety facsimile reproductions of the original drawings and copper plate engravings by the author, twelve full page and the rest in text. Collated, complete. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 782A41
- Title
- Fair Touraine: Stories and Legends of the Loire
- Author
- Margaret Aulton
- Illustrator
- Margaret Aulton
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 12.5" by 10"
- Keywords
- loire france folklore france
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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