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Histoire de Charles XII. Roi de Suede
by Voltaire
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: De L'Imprimerie A. Hamilton: Se Vend Chez G. G. et J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, 1798. Reprint . Very Good. 4.25 x 6.75 inches (10.5 x 17 cm). Half calf leather binding with marbled boards and marbled page edges. Spine has four raised bands with gilt decoration, blind decoration to compartments. Excellent solid binding with no cracking to joints. Slight rubbing to leather and to edges of boards. Previous owner's name and a few ink markings to title page, very clean text throughout. French language. Binding appears to date from 1829 as there is an additional advertising sheet bound in at the end of the book (for The Companion to the 1829 British Almanac). . Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches (10.5 x 17 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xxiv, 335, [1] (blank), [2] (ads)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1145E152
- Title
- Histoire de Charles XII. Roi de Suede
- Author
- Voltaire
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- De L'Imprimerie A. Hamilton: Se Vend Chez G. G. et J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Size
- 4.25 x 6.75 inches (10.5 x 17 cm
- Keywords
- French language, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; History;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
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