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Chronicles of the Crusades : being contemporary narratives of the crusade of Richard Coeur de Lion / by Richard of Devizes and Geoffrey de Vinsauf ; and of the crusade of Saint Louis, by Lord John de Joinville, with illustrative notes and an index
by Richard of Devizes
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Henry G. Bohn, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine worn and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Front board removed but present. Physical description; v, 562 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (col.) ; 19 cm. Subjects; Louis IX, King of France 1214-1270. Richard I, King of England 1157-1199.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 260665
- Title
- Chronicles of the Crusades : being contemporary narratives of the crusade of Richard Coeur de Lion / by Richard of Devizes and Geoffrey de Vinsauf ; and of the crusade of Saint Louis, by Lord John de Joinville, with illustrative notes and an index
- Author
- Richard of Devizes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Henry G. Bohn
- Date Published
- 1848
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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