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Tales of a Grandfather, Fourth Series Being Stories Taken from the History of France, Vol. II
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner names on preliminary leaves, pages toned and foxed, cup rings and stains on f
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Exeter, NH: J. & B. Williams. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner names on preliminary . leaves, pages toned and foxed, cup rings and stains on front boards.. 1833. Hardcover. Vol. II only of two volumes. Green cloth binding with gilt-stamped leather spine labels and sprinkled edges. Engraved frontispiece and engraved title page. Lacking the original printed title page. Frontispiece engraved by Illman & Pilbrow of the intercession of Queen Philippa on behalf of the burgesses of Calais. Title page engraving by Illman & Pilbrow depicts Englishman William of Granville attacking the castle of Euvreux. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 310 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51640
- Title
- Tales of a Grandfather, Fourth Series Being Stories Taken from the History of France, Vol. II
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner names on preliminary leaves, pages toned and foxed, cup rings and stains on f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. & B. Williams
- Place of Publication
- Exeter, NH
- Date Published
- 1833
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French History, France
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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