New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1923 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. xviii, 460, tissue-protected b&w frontis, preface, list of b&w illustrations, I. The Mill of the Gods; II. The Chatelaine of Saint Fargeeau; III. The Famous Fete at Vaux; IV. Andre Le Notre and the Chateau Gardens of Louis XIV; V. The Revenge of Bussy Rabutin; Vi. A Model of Nattier's; VII. The Ladies of Le Lude; VIII. The Moat with the Crimson Stains; IX. The Fountain of Tears; X. At the Inn of the Golden Pelican; XI. The Bourbons and Their Chateaus. Reprinted, May 1923. Only the faintest age-toning to text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with embossed decorative illustration and lettering on front board and spine, and gilt top text block edge..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004641
Title: Romance of the Bourbon Chateaux
Author: Champney, Elizabeth W
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: G. P. Putman's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1923
Keywords: ARCHITECTURE HISTORY FRANCE TRAVEL THE BOURBON CHATEAUX
Bookseller catalogs: ARCHITECTURE;
Size: 8vo

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G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
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.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...