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L'HISTOIRE MODERNE RACONTEE A LA JEUNESSE. 2 volumes in 1.
by Fleury, Lame
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Charles Borrani/A. Allouard / New-York: Roe Lockwood & Son, 1847., 1847.. Good. - Small octavo [5-5/8 inches high by 3-1/2 inches wide], marbled boards backed with green calf & titled in gilt between gilt rules on the spine. The leather is rubbed & scuffed with the head of the spine chipped. The boards are bumped with the paper chipped & rubbed away at the corners. [iv], iv & 348 pages; and [iv] & 460 pages. The pastedowns, endpapers and preliminaries are foxed. There are several owners' ink & pencil names on the front pastedown & endpaper with some pencil notes on the rear endpaper. Several top & bottom page corners are bumped. Good.
Third edition.
"Ouvrage autorise par le Conseil Royal de l'Instruction Publique". The half-title reads: "Cours d'Histoire Racontee aux Enfants et a la Jeunesse adopte pour la methode elementaire de M. Levi". The text is in French.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27778
- Title
- L'HISTOIRE MODERNE RACONTEE A LA JEUNESSE. 2 volumes in 1.
- Author
- Fleury, Lame
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paris: Charles Borrani/A. Allouard / New-York: Roe Lockwood & Son, 1847.
- Date Published
- 1847.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY; EUROPEAN HISTORY; CHILDREN'S JUVENILE; SCHOOL BOOK; L'HISTOIRE MODERNE RACONTEE A LA JEUNESSE; M. LAME FLEURY M. LEVI; COURS D'HISTOIRE RACONTEE AUX ENFANTS ET A LA JEUNESSE; OUVRAGE AUTORISE PAR LE CONSEIL ROYAL DE L'INSTRUCTION
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- Children's & Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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