A Keeper of Royal Secrets: Being the Private and Political Life of Madame De Genlis
by Jean Harmand
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Eveleigh Nash. Fair with no dust jacket. 1913. Hardcover. Hard cover published by Eveleigh Nash in London in 1913. No dust jacket. Blue covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. Side edge of front cover has an indentation near bottom. Spine is faded and tanned, has an inch long tear at top, and is loose from binding. Corners of covers are bumped some, and back cover has some small white stains. Inside front cover has a bookplate. Tissue guard after frontispiece is loose. Pages in the front and rear of book have foxing and some spotting, and some of other pages have some foxing. Top edges of pages are gilt-covered. Book is in fair condition. 489 pages, 1.8 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 489 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Inside the Covers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MSH8532
- Title
- A Keeper of Royal Secrets: Being the Private and Political Life of Madame De Genlis
- Author
- Jean Harmand
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Eveleigh Nash
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- De Genlis, France, French History, European History, Royalty
Terms of Sale
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Lancaster, Texas
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Fair
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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....