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The Old Régime; Court, Salons, and Theatres. In Two Volumes
by Catherine Charlotte, Lady Jackson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1880. Two volumes finely bound in contemporary half polished calf over marbled boards, the backs ornately gilt with two morocco labels, edges and end papers marbled, the armorial bookplates of Harry C. Jenkins to paste downs. Near Fine, small chips to labels, light wear at edges of boards. Each volume with three portrait illustrations. . First Edition. Half Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008224
- Title
- The Old Régime; Court, Salons, and Theatres. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Catherine Charlotte, Lady Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Women Authors; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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