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Memoirs of Count Grammont
by Anthony Hamilton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John C. Nimmo, 1889. Cloth. Good. 12" by 8". L. Boisson. A limited printing of this biography of the French Nobleman Count Grammont, written by his brother in law. 'With a portrait of the author and thirty-three etchings by L. Boisson on India paper from original compositions' This edition is number 418 of 780 copies printed for England and America edited by Sir Walter Scott. Philibert de Grammont was exiled from the French court in 1662 and relocated to London, entering the English court where he met and married Elizabeth Hamilton, a famed beauty. Her brother, Anthony Hamilton, wrote this biography which provides a fascinating insight in to the court of Charles II. In cloth bindings. Externally, smart with some rubbing. Slightly bumped. Marks to rear boards. Hinges tender but still firm. Internally, binding strained. Pages foxed to the first and last few pages but otherwise generally clean with some scattered spots. Some tidemarks to pages. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN27-B-8
- Title
- Memoirs of Count Grammont
- Author
- Anthony Hamilton
- Illustrator
- L. Boisson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John C. Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 12" by 8"
- Keywords
- Philibert de Grammont Count Grammont Sir Walter Scott L. Boisson Count Grammont
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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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...