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L'Histoire de France depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'en 1789. 5 Tomes [The History of France from the earliest times until 1789]
by Guizot, M. [François Pierre Guillaume Guizot]; Alph. [Alphonse] de Neuville (illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Filled with illustrations. Guizot (1787 - 1874) was a French historian, author, and prominent political figure before the Revolution. Illustrated by Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville (1835 - 1885), a French painter who studied under Delacroix and frequently depicted patriotic subjects. Bound in three-quarter red leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt titles and volumes to spines. Wear and some pulls to leather on spines, hinges, corners, and edges of boards; chipping to paper along edges of boards. Rubbing to covers of boards. Front hinge of first volume was torn, but has been repaired. All boards remain attached, but some hinges are starting. Sunning to spines; although, gilt remains bright. Light dampstain to margins of first and last few pages of first three volumes. Spots of foxing to interiors and to edges of textblocks. Marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. This is a heavy set and will require an additional shipping fee. Volume I: 578 pages; Volume II: 571 pages; Volume III: 564 pages; Volume IV: 570 pages; Volume V: 598 pages. FRE/112322.
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- The Kelmscott Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36140
- Title
- L'Histoire de France depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'en 1789. 5 Tomes [The History of France from the earliest times until 1789]
- Author
- Guizot, M. [François Pierre Guillaume Guizot]; Alph. [Alphonse] de Neuville (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Librairie Hachette et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1875
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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The Kelmscott Bookshop
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Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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