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Memoirs of Napoleon, His Court and Family (Volumes I & II)
by The Duchess D'Abrantes (Madam Junot)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good-. 1855. Luxury Edition. Hardcover. calfskin half-leather binding over marble boards, 5 raised bands with gilt decorated compartments, leather title and author labels, all edges marble with matching end-papers, 19 engraved plates. Outer covers show mild rubbing and shelf wear. Slight bumping to corners, mild edge wear with light exposure of boards, spines show mild reading wear and surface crackling. Mild chipping to the upper spine of volume 1. Former owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedowns, but bears no name. International addresses will require extra postage due to size. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8810
- Title
- Memoirs of Napoleon, His Court and Family (Volumes I & II)
- Author
- The Duchess D'Abrantes (Madam Junot)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Luxury Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- Fine Binding, Leather Binding, Illustrated, LUXURY Edition, Napoleon, Memoirs, History, Military, French Revolution
- Bookseller catalogs
- Area Studies / France;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
MasterCard, Visa, Discover, AmEx and PayPal accepted. Items may be returned within thirty (30) days of receipt, provided they are in the same condition as when ordered. NY residents must add 8.75% sales tax. Heavy or oversized items will require extra postage; international shipping may need to be quoted. All items subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
Biblio member since 2017
North Tonawanda, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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.
- 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...
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