Galley Slave: the Autobiography of Jean Marteilhe
by Marteilhe, Jean, edited by Kenneth Fenwick
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Original slipcase in good condition
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 1957. Hardback. Good/Original slipcase in good condition. Folio Society, London, 1957. Book condition: good. Spine very slightly rubbed and a little faded. Slight toning to endpapers and previous owner's name & date to ffep. Internally clean and unmarked. Original slipcase in good condition with the occasional small area of scuffing/rubbing. This is the memoir of a French Huguenot who tried to escape from France to a more sympathetic Protestant country after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Marteilhe was condemned to the French Mediterranean Galleys for his religion. Believed to be the only authentic record of the miseries of being a galley slave in the eighteenth century.
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- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1305037
- Title
- Galley Slave: the Autobiography of Jean Marteilhe
- Author
- Marteilhe, Jean, edited by Kenneth Fenwick
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Original slipcase in good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Autobiography of a Frenh Mediterranean Galley slave,Jean Marteilhe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography, Diaries & Memoirs;
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- 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....
- Galleys
- A pre-publication state of a book. A galley proof edition has already undergone all basic edits for content and corrections, but...
- 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,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...