Chicot the Jester (Everyman's Library)
by Dumas, Alexandre
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Everyman's Library / J. M. Dent & Co. and in New York E. P. Dutton & Co, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Introduction by Marcel Girard, List of characters and bibliography. Pale blue coloured end pages. Red coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with gold and black coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. The second, of the author's 'Valois' romances set in the 16th century; this book deals with the titular character as he witnesses the ill-fated romance of Dame de Monsoreau and Count de Bussy, Whose romance could not withstand the tensions within the French Royal family in the reign of Henry III. Softening and bumping of the back strip edges and a little bumping of the top book corners. Light age toning and a few marks to the text block edges. I rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with sunning to the back strip. A little chipping of the back strip edges and to the top book corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XV, [2], 2 - 464 pages,. Text is in French. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; France; 16th century; French Language; Inventory No: 0290325. .
Synopsis
Le dimanche gras de l'annee 1578, apres la fete du populaire , et tandis que s'eteignaient dans les rues les rumeurs de la joyeuse journee, commencait une fete splendide dans le magnifique hotel que venait de se faire batir, de l'autre cote de l'eau et presque en face du Louvre, cette illustre famille de Montmorency qui, alliee a la royaute de France, marchait l'egale des familles princieres.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290325
- Title
- Chicot the Jester (Everyman's Library)
- Author
- Dumas, Alexandre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library / J. M. Dent & Co. and in New York E. P. Dutton & Co
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- BZDB2 novel, 16th century, France, 'Valois' romances – 3, Everyman's Library – 420 Literature & Literary; France; 16th century; French Language; Unbranded Dumas, Alexandre Chicot the Jester (Everyman's Library
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- 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...
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