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Madame De Stael ; Her Life As Revealed in Her Work 1766-1800, A Biographical Study of a Mind and Soul
by Larg, David Glass
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
George Routledge and Sons Ltd, London, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. XII, 332 pages, preface by author, 3 appendices and index. Green coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Slight fading of the spine section, previous owner's name in ink on front paste down, offset tanning on front and rear free end pages, handling marks to the front edge, untrimmed bottom edge of text block. A picture can be provided to helplessness condition. Translated from the French by Veronica Lucas. The biography/history of Madame De Stael, French emigre fleeing Napoleon's regime. The book deals with her life in two parts, 1766-1795 and in England from 1795 to 1800. Quoted in the book are some of Madame De Staels' work. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; 18th Century; 19th Century; History -- France; Inventory No: 0228996. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0228996
- Title
- Madame De Stael ; Her Life As Revealed in Her Work 1766-1800, A Biographical Study of a Mind and Soul
- Author
- Larg, David Glass
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Madame De Stael, Memoirs, 19th Century, French Intellectual Biography & Autobiography; 18th Century; 19th Century; History -- France; Unbranded Larg, David Glass Madame De Stael ; Her Life As Revealed in Her Work 1766-1800, A Biographical Stud
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th Century; History -- France; 19th Century;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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