Search Results: France from SmarterRat Books

Mercure de France, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1917 Mercure de France. NOT ex-library. Text in French. Third edition. Hardcover, half-bound (spine, part of the boards, and corners) in leather with gilt ruled borders over marbled paper. Brown, blue, and green marbling is in Spanish Moire over Turkish pattern. Endpapers have light blue marbling. Spine has five raised bands, with gilt ribbon and dot pattern. Panels have gilt ruled borders; gilt lettering in two panels. Remaining panels have floral devices at center and corners. Top edges gilt. Deckle fore edges. Binding tight. Front hinge has light partial crack. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. It appears as though the leather was once green, but the spine and most edges have faded to brown. Some cracking of leather along exterior hinge lines. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Edges of endpapers have tanned where in contact with leather. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple.… Read More

Society Ajax, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2000 Society Ajax, Monaco. English edition. Softcover, with stapled binding. 6.6 x 9.4 inches. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 32 pages. Translated into English by Lorenzo Prieto. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked.

Redfield, 1853. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1853 Redfield. First Edition. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped ruled borders and gilt spine lettering and decoration. Spine has title within illustration of a banner on a lance, with a plumed hat and a sword. Series title: 'Legends of Love and Chivalry'. Binding cracked at title page; webbing visible, but pages not loose. Binding cracked near center. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with rubbing and fraying at tips; boards visible. Spine ends bumped and worn. Fabric at head of spine torn at back hinge less than an inch. Covers rubbed; cloth has some ripples. Back cover has some small stains. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. This volume was a gift to Hinkley Hall, and the lettering "H H Hall" is neatly written on the fore edge of the pages. NO highlighting or other markings. All pages lightly foxed; all text still easily readable. 399 pages + 8 pages publisher's advertisements. No dust jacket.… Read More

T. C. Newby, 1845. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1845 T. C. Newby, 72, Mortimer St., Cavendish Square, London. First Edition. Later binding by Riviere and Son in full brown leather with gilt ruled borders. Five raised bands on spine with elaborate gilt devices in five of the six panels and gilt title in one panel. Tail of spine has "LOND. 1845". Gilt inner dentelle borders; binding signed "Bound by Riviere & Son" at bottom inside edge of front cover. Top edges gilt. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Black and white illustrated plates by Robert Cruikshank. Dark blue-green coated endpapers. Black and white frontispiece. Includes the story "The Iron Mask, an Episode" at the back. NOT ex-library. Leather lightly worn at corners and spine ends; rubbed through on a few tips. Covers have light surface and edge wear with a few very light smudges. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. A few small notations in pencil on front and back flyleaves. Pages clean and unmarked. A… Read More

Bay Books, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 2008 Bay Books, an imprint of Murdoch Books. Oversize hardcover, 9.5 x 12 inches, has glossy pictorial paper-covered boards. 296 pages. Color photographs by Chris L. Jones. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Great Western Publishing, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Near Fine ; Good Jacket. 1982 Great Western Publishing. Glendale, California. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has dark blue textured cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece, color plates. 502 pages. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, but has some spotting and discoloration near the bottom of the front panel. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Great Western Publishing, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1982 Great Western Publishing. Glendale, California. Signed by author on the author's personal bookplate, with a personal inscription; bookplate is lightly glued to front free endpaper. Signed only "Jacques" in an artistic style that matches the imprint on the bookplate. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has dark blue textured cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece, color plates. 502 pages. Binding tight. Book has only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and a small bump to the top front corner; spine has a slight lean. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Great Western Publishing, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine ; Near Fine Jacket. 1982 Great Western Publishing. Glendale, California. Signed by author on the author's personal bookplate, with a personal inscription; bookplate is lightly glued to front free endpaper. Signed only "Jacques" in an artistic style that matches the imprint on the bookplate. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has dark blue textured cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece, color plates. 502 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some minor rubbing at the head of the spine panel. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Ebenezer Press, 1981. Softcover. Good. Good. 1981 Ebenezer Press. A Neezerbax Book. SIGNED by author on half-title page, with a personal inscription. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Black and white illustrations. 72 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Front cover has two creases. Corners lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked.

Editions Italiques, 2004. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Good ; Very Good Jacket. 2004 Editions Italiques. Text in English. Oversize hardcover, 9.75 x 13 inches, has royal blue silk cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and a glossy color illustration on the front. Illustrated endpapers. Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Blue woven index ribbon. 262 pages. Translated by George P. Mutch. Printed in Italy. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Book is in excellent condition with the exception of a moisture stain that affects the bottom outer corners of the covers only; interior is unaffected. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear and faint moisture stains on the inside of the jacket at the bottom outer corners; stains are not visible on the outside of the jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1872. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jackets. 1872-1876. Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, London. Five Volumes, complete. Volume 1 published in 1872; following volumes in consecutive years through 1876. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Half bound (spine, part of the boards, and corners) in tan leather over hand-marbled boards with gilt spine lettering and decorations. Marbling is in red, blue, and white, in a French curl on comb pattern. All page edges marbled. Spine title: "History of France". Title on green leather panel; author and volume on brown panel. Tissued frontispiece in each. Black and white illustrations. Fold-out color map in volume 1. Index in volume 5. Last volume published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. Bindings tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Leather and paper coverings worn at corners, edges, and spine ends, with boards exposed at tips on some volumes. Fore edges of boards have a few nicks.… Read More

Proctor Jones Publishing Company, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1982 Proctor Jones Publishing Company. SIGNED by editor-photographer on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription, dated 1982. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oblong hardcover, 11.25 x 8.75 inches, has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. 70 color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 128 pages. Foreword by Irving Stone. Binding tight. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. Top edges lightly faded where the dust jacket did not completely protect the book from light. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy photo-illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Richard Bentley, 1839. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jackets. 1839 Richard Bentley, London. Four Volumes. NOT ex-library. Hardcovers, half-bound (spine, part of the boards, and corners) in brown leather with stamped borders over marbled paper. Red, orange, blue and white marbling is in antique straight pattern with large spots of orange color. Spine has five slightly raised bands with gilt geometric decorations. Title "Life & Times of Louis XIV" and author & volume number in gilt on black panels. Remaining panels have elaborate gilt floral devices and dotted borders. Top edges are dark brown. Gray endpapers. Black and white frontispieces and plates. Bindings tight and firm except for vol. 1, which is cracked at the front hinge and loosening, but overall is intact. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with boards exposed at some tips. Spine leather has some very light surface cracking, but no flaking; gilt worn in some places. Covers have moderate surface and edge wear, with some rubbing… Read More

Dodd Mead & Company, 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1929 Dodd Mead & Company. First English Edition. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering; gold and black cover decoration. Deckle fore edges. Top page edges are red. Black and white frontispiece and plates on yellow background. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Spine and top inch of front cover lightly faded. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Light foxing at the tops of pages near the plates. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Translated and adapted by Winifred Stephens Whale. Translation of second French edition. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Editions Jean-Paul Gisserot, 2001. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2001 Editions Jean-Paul Gisserot. English edition. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs by Jean-Paul Gisserot. High-quality glossy paper. 32 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked.

Random House, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1953 Random House. Fourth printing. World Landmark Books, W-7. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with black and blue spine and cover lettering and decorations. Map endpapers. Black, white, and red illustrations by David Stone. Top page edges are yellow. 183 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Color-illustrated dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at the corners and spine ends. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Editions Genva. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. Editions Genva. No date in book. Small oblong softcover souvenir booklet with internal stapled binding, Pale yellow cardstock cover with red lettering and photo of exterior of Panorama building on back cover. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Twelve glossy color plates, each preceded by a page of descriptions in six languages (French, Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish) . Title in six languages on cover. Very light surface wear; front cover has light diagonal crease. The first page is pulled at the staple.

The Penn Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1924 The Penn Publishing Company. Oversize hardcover, 8.2 x 10.8 inches, has black textured cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations with a red, blue and gold shield. Top page edges are gilt. 24 color and 23 monochrome plates, each with a labeled tissue guard; all are illustrated by the author. 436 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Corners rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Spine ends lightly bumped. Spine and spine lettering somewhat faded. Blank bookplate on front endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket and slipcase are missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Editions Du Boumian, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2000 Editions Du Boumian, Monaco. English edition. Softcover, with stapled binding. 6.6 x 9.4 inches. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 32 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked.

Edward Bull, 1832. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1832 Edward Bull, London, Holles Street. Second edition, carefully revised. NOT ex-library. Hardcover, half-bound (spine, part of the boards, and corners) in red leather over red, white, and blue marbled paper in a straight combed pattern. Matching marbled endpapers. All page edges marbled in same pattern. Five gilt embellished raised bands on spine, with gilt lettering in one panel. Facsimiles of letters, including one fold-out, bound in at rear. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and edges lightly rubbed, with a few chip at edges. Fore edges have several nicks in boards. Covers have light surface and edge wear, with some rubbing to the marbled papers. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Light sparse foxing to pages. Small pencil notation on verso of rear free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 404 pages + letters. Printed by G. Schulze, 13, Poland Street, London. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.… Read More