London: Chapman & Hall, 1893. Small Octavo. Three volumes in one, 252, 260 and 300pp., with 7 books: Book 1: Death of Louis XV. Book II: The Paper Age. Book III: The Parlement of Paris. Book IV: States General. Book V: The Third Estate. Book VI: Consolidation and Book VII: The Insurrection of Women. bound in olive polished calf, boards triple ruled in gilt, raised bands, red morocco spine label gilt, other compartments fully gilt decorated, al edges marbled with matching endpapers, inner gilt dentelles. A lovely copy from a Wedgwood family library with bookplate and a gift inscription with a sentiment in Greek.

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Bookseller: Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015834
Title: The French Revolution: a History
Author: Carlyle, Thomas
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1893
Keywords: French Revolution Wedgwood-Darwin
Bookseller catalogs: Military History;

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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...
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 Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...