Madame de Pompadour
by Mitford, Nancy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1968. Revised Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 10 1/4" X 7 3/4. In a lively combination of history and character study Miss Mitford describes the life of Madame de Pompadour, her rise to power and her great talents as a patron of the arts." (front flap) 294 pp plus: Sources, Index. 304 pp. in toto. Book is richly portrayed with 187 illustrations, 56 in color. Book has as new gilt text and decorations on spine and a 3 1/2" X 2 3/4" heraldic gilt shield on front panel. Bottom of board edges are lightly soiled with matching small dings. Unclipped ( 70 s. net) DJ has edge and shelf wear. Book weighs nearly 2 1/2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 193340
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003340
- Title
- Madame de Pompadour
- Author
- Mitford, Nancy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition.
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 10 1/4" X 7 3/4
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.