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Satyrical Characters and Handsome Descriptions in Letters
by Cyrano de Bergerac
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$375.06$337.56
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About This Item
Cambridge : Printed for the Rowfant Club of Cleveland, 1914. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". None . An excellent limited edition of this remarkable facsimile of a collection of satirical letters by Cyrano de Bergerac. A limited edition of this facsimile of Cyrano de Bergerac"s epistolary collection containing numerous satirical letters and handsome descriptions. Privately printed for the members of the Rowfant Club of Cleveland, Ohio. Only one hundred and twenty five copies were printed, of which this is number fifty-three. The first edition in this format, although the volume was originally published in its first true English edition in 1658. A scarce copy. With an introduction by Benjamin Parsons Bourland. Illustrated with three engravings. With the extra spine label bound in to the rear of the volume. In the original publisher"s quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear and some faint darkening to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with three engravings throughout. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 781A23
- Title
- Satyrical Characters and Handsome Descriptions in Letters
- Author
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Rowfant Club of Cleveland
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- cyrano de bergerac letters limited letters
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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