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Old Provence, Volume I and II
by Cook, Theodore Andrea
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
-
Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Two volume set, 348 pages with index in Volume I and 428 pages plus appendix index and fold out genealogy and map in Volume II, both illustrated with black and white plates. A history and travelogue of Provence. Blue coth binding with gilt shield design on front covers and gilt titles on spine. Spines faded, some edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped and frayed, heavy spotting of covers, especially at top edges, interior pages tanned, binding appears to be tight although some plates appear to be fragile, tear at bottom of fold out.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01644
- Title
- Old Provence, Volume I and II
- Author
- Cook, Theodore Andrea
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- travel, France, Germany, history,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
Biblio member since 2012
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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