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LA PUCELLE; The Maid of Orleans, An Heroic-Comical Poem in Twenty- One Cantos
by Arouet De Voltaire : Translated by Ernest Dowson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
NZ$328.26NZ$262.61
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About This Item
London: The Lutetian Society , 1899. One of an edition of 500 numbered copies, this copy unnumbered. A new and complete translation into English verse revised, corrected, and augmented from the earlier English translation of W.H. Ireland and the one attributed to Lady Charleville with the variants now for the first time translated by Ernest Dowson. Near Fine in quarter blue buckram over white buckram, gilt lettering and rules, Near Fine, slight soiling to the white buckram. A handsome copy of this rather uncommon edition. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007638
- Title
- LA PUCELLE; The Maid of Orleans, An Heroic-Comical Poem in Twenty- One Cantos
- Author
- Arouet De Voltaire : Translated by Ernest Dowson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered First Edition
- Publisher
- The Lutetian Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Bindings;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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