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Memoirs of the court of France, and city of Paris..
by [D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine, Madame]
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson...Richard Wellington, [1702]. In two parts. [2], 152, 288pp, [16]. Pp.161-164 of part II are repeated; register and text are continuous. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt. Rubbed, loss to head of spine, slight splitting to joints, lettering-piece a trifle chipped. Leaves browned, later armorial bookplate (1755) to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, contemporary armorial bookplate of Robert Lord Viscount Tamworth to verso of title page. The first translation into English of Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy's (1650/51- 1705) Memoires des avantures singulieres de la cour de France (1692). Known primarily as an author of fairy tales, indeed she originated the term, d'Aulnoy also produced a series of pseudo-memoirs centred around the courts of England, Spain, and, as here, France. Robert Shirley, Viscount Tamworth (1692-1714), politician, heir apparent to his grandfather, courtier Robert Shirley, Lord Ferrers of Chartley (1650-1717), a sometime member of Queen Anne's privy council. There are four editions recorded for 1702. No priority has been established. All are scarce, with this edition printed for Jacob Tonson and Richard Wellington being no exception; ESTC records copies at three locations in the British Isles (BL, Cambridge, and Thomas Plume), and a single copy in North America (Missouri). ESTC T114787.. 8vo.
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- Antiquates Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ19044
- Title
- Memoirs of the court of France, and city of Paris..
- Author
- [D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine, Madame]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed for Jacob Tonson...Richard Wellington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1702]
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- Size
- 8vo
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Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Leaves
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Bookplate
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