Madame de La Vallière, La Morale de Bossuet à la cour de Louis XIV
by M l'abbé L Pauthe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris and Toulouse: Letouzey& Ané; Édouard Privat, 1889. pp 515 A biography of Louise, Duchesse de La Valliere (1644-1710), the first official mistress of King Louis XIV. This copy is in a smart binding of blue leather, brown spine label with gilt lettering, raised bands, over blue marbled boards, marbled end papers, speckled text block edges. Near fine, spine scuffed, edges and corners rubbed, crisp pages, very light spotting throughout the text, no ownership inscription. Near fine 1889
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7034
- Title
- Madame de La Vallière, La Morale de Bossuet à la cour de Louis XIV
- Author
- M l'abbé L Pauthe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Letouzey& Ané; Édouard Privat
- Place of Publication
- Paris and Toulouse
- Date Published
- 1889
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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