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HISTOIRE DE CHARLES VIII ROI DE FRANCE
by Segur, Paul Philippe Comte De
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Bellizard Et Compagnie. Good. 1835. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Leather spines, raised bands with gilt decorated panels. Clean marbled boards with front leather protected corners. Texts tight, clean & intact. Vol. #1, 422 pp. , has an illustrated fold out "Plan De La Salle", Vol. #2, 408pp. French text. The author, a French general and historian, works include: Histoire de Napoleon et de la Grande Armee pendant l'anee 1812, 1824; Histoire de Russie et de Pierre le Grand, 1829. Provenance note: Heraldic book plate inside front cover, "AFC" initials beneath crown. Front hinges of both volumes cracked with covers firmly attached. Spine leather with delicate network of fine cracks. France; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1230 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13312
- Title
- HISTOIRE DE CHARLES VIII ROI DE FRANCE
- Author
- Segur, Paul Philippe Comte De
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Bellizard Et Compagnie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1835
- Keywords
- France
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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