Vie militaire et religieuse au moyen age et a l’epoque de la renaissance. . . illustre . . . par F. Kellerhoven, Regamey et L’Allard.
by LACROIX, Paul
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot Freres, 1873. Folio. v, [1], 571, [1] pp. Title in red & blk. Colour chromolith frontisp., with 14 colour chromolith plates, 409 woodcut text engravings & plates. Full contemporary vellum, gilt ornamented spine, gilt & red morocco spine labels, gilt outer dentelles, marbled endpapers (very minor rubbing, slight bumping to couple corners, occasional interior foxing) still a VG bright copy, from the library of Thomas Coxhead Chisenhale Marsh (1811-1875) & William Swaine Chisenhale Marsh (1857-1929), of Gaynes Park, w/ bookplate containing both the horse head erased & Griffin passant & chained crests. First edition of this expansive and lavishly illustrated history of the religious and military orders in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Included are sections on feudalism, war, armies, navies, the crusades, chivalry, tourneys, military orders, the Papacy, religious orders, the Inquisition, and more.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52041
- Title
- Vie militaire et religieuse au moyen age et a l’epoque de la renaissance. . . illustre . . . par F. Kellerhoven, Regamey et L’Allard.
- Author
- LACROIX, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie de Firmin-Didot Freres,
- Place of Publication
- Paris:
- Date Published
- 1873.
- Keywords
- Medieval History, Art, Art History, Architecture, Textiles, arms & armour, horology, playing cards, stained glass, engraving, sculpture, manuscripts, miniatures, bookbinding, Victorian Bindings, Leather Bindings, Illustrated Books, Chromolithographs, 19th
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About the Seller
Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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Vancouver, Washington
About Zephyr Used & Rare Books
We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
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- Bookplate
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- Vellum
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Folio
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Morocco
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- VG
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