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THE MEMOIRS OF PHILIP DE COMINES LORD OF ARGENTON
by Commynes, Philippe de
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: printed for John Starkey at the Miter in Fleet-street within Temple-Bar, 1674. Hardcover. Octavo, 479, 478-542, 553-611, [5] pages; VG-; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style calf; spine lightly tanned. The names "Ann Ball," "Ann Child," and "Walter Long" are all written in old hands in ink on the title page and the first page of the preface. Lacking illustrated frontispiece. Wear and minor insect damage visible to edges of text block. Archival repairs to first four and final three leaves of volume. Small patch of damp staining to first signature at lower edge near spine. Age-toned and foxed; damp staining to fore edges throughout.
JR Consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. ESTC R7258; Wing C5543; Shawcross 684;
"Commynes's Mémoires, composed 1489-98, were posthumously published in three segments (1524-28). The memoirs reveal him as a writer of considerable talent, remarkable for his psychological perceptiveness, his sense of the picturesque, and his vivid narrative." [Britannica]. 1345277. Special Collections.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1345277
- Title
- THE MEMOIRS OF PHILIP DE COMINES LORD OF ARGENTON
- Author
- Commynes, Philippe de
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- printed for John Starkey at the Miter in Fleet-street within Temple-Bar
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1674
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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