Madame Pompadour's Garter: A Thrilling and Historical Romance of the Reign of Louis XV
by De St. Andre, Gabrielle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Woodland Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1878. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. the scarce original 1878 printing, very good in green decorative boards, no dust jacket as issued; some fraying to board corners and spine ends, overall scuffing to boards, front interior hinge slightly cracked and a little loose, faint thin dampstain along top edge of select pages else a tight square unmarked copy; scarce first printing from 1878; photos on request
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- Bookseller
- David Kaye Books & Memorabilia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37384
- Title
- Madame Pompadour's Garter: A Thrilling and Historical Romance of the Reign of Louis XV
- Author
- De St. Andre, Gabrielle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition ~1st Printing
- Publisher
- T.B. Peterson & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1878
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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- Jacket
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- Hinge
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- 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,...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.