Paris under Siege : a Journal of the Events of 1870-1871 / Kept by Contemporaries and Translated and Presented by Joanna Richardson
by Richardson, Joanna
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Galway, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Folio Society, 1982. First Edition. Hardback. Exceptional copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Remains in undamaged, slighthly dust-dulled slip-case. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 221 pages; Description: 221 p. , [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Paris (France) --History --Siege, 1870-1871 --Personal narratives. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. [211]-218.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92101
- Title
- Paris under Siege : a Journal of the Events of 1870-1871 / Kept by Contemporaries and Translated and Presented by Joanna Richardson
- Author
- Richardson, Joanna
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Folio Society
- Date Published
- 1982
Terms of Sale
MW Books Ltd.
Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt if you are unsatisfied with either our description of, or the book itself.
About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2005
Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.