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The Life and Times of Francis the First, King of France
by James Bacon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$177.88$160.10
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About This Item
London: Edward Bull, 1830. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . A complete two-volume second edition of the scarce biography of King Francis I of France by James Bacon. A biography of Francis I of France, King of the country from 1515 until his death in 1547. A study of his life and times, with insight into his politics and France in the sixteenth century by James Bacon.The second edition of this work, originally published in 1829. Scarce. Complete in two uniformly-bound volumes, bound without half titles.Illustrated with frontispiece to vol. I Rebound in uniform full calf binding with decorative embossing to boards, four raised bands, gilt to spine, titles in gilt on red and black calf spine labels. Externally sound with shelf wear, minor rubbing to spine and extremities of boards. Armorial bookplate to verso front free endpaper, previous owner's gift inscription to a recto front blank page, dated 1852. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light minor spotting to occasional leaf, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 822A51
- Title
- The Life and Times of Francis the First, King of France
- Author
- James Bacon
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Bull
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- king francis i early editions leather history early editions
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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