Henri De Claremont; Or, The Royalists of La Vendée. A Tale of the French Revolution.
by Gresley (Rev. William)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Rugeley: Walters / London: Burns, 1844. First edition. . 12mo. Burgundy half-calf & marbled boards, spine gilt. Spine label chipped, affecting the title, rubbed at extremities, about very good. Frontispiece & four inserted plates. Wolff 2766, describing a copy in original scarlet cloth. Issued as the third volume in the "Juvenile Englishman's Library". Wolff's copy contains a final leaf printing a prospectus of the series, not present in this copy. A moral tale produced "for young persons of the upper and middle classes".
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56998
- Title
- Henri De Claremont; Or, The Royalists of La Vendée. A Tale of the French Revolution.
- Author
- Gresley (Rev. William)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rugeley: Walters / London: Burns, 1844. First edition.
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About the Seller
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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