Memoirs of a Contemporary: Being Reminiscences of Ida Saint-Elme, Adventuress, of Her Acquaintance with Certain Makers of French History, and of Her Opinions Concerning Them. From 1790 to 1815
by Saint-Elme, Ida
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Andover, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. First printing. Translated by Lionel Strachey. 237 pp. plus 44 illustrations. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Light shelf wear. The boards are stained and rubbed in spots. The endpapers are mottled with foxing. In a square, sound binding with hinges intact. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Banjo Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013146
- Title
- Memoirs of a Contemporary: Being Reminiscences of Ida Saint-Elme, Adventuress, of Her Acquaintance with Certain Makers of French History, and of Her Opinions Concerning Them. From 1790 to 1815
- Author
- Saint-Elme, Ida
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- MEMOIR COLLECTIBLE NOISBN
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...