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Escape from the Terror The Journal of Madame de la Tour du Pin
by Madame de la Tour du Pin; Felice Harcourt [edited and transalted]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 1979. First Folio Society Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 25 x 16 cm. Octavo. 345pp + geneology charts. Bound in blue gilt decorated cloth in slipcase. Previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper. Spine of cloth and edges of slipcase lightly sunned.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60727
- Title
- Escape from the Terror The Journal of Madame de la Tour du Pin
- Author
- Madame de la Tour du Pin; Felice Harcourt [edited and transalted]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Folio Society Printing
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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