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Picturesque Representations Of The Dress And Manners Of The Turks; Illustrated In Sixty Coloured Engravings
by Alexander, William
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- Used - Modern half black morocco and marbled endpapers. Fine
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- 1820
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- Hardcover
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$895.00
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London: W. Lewis for James Goodwin, 1820. Hardcover. Modern half black morocco and marbled endpapers. Fine. Unpaginated. 24.5 x 17 cm. Sixty hand-colored plates all printed recto only. Exceptional clean and bright copy with watermark dated 1828. No faults save the library stamp on title page. All plates sharp without a hint of toning. ABBEY TRAVEL 370. COLAS… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Critical Inquiry Into Antient Armour, As It Existed In Europe But Particularly In England, From The Norman Conquest To The Reign Of King Charles II, With A glossary Of Military Terms Of The Middle Ages
by Meyrick, Samuel Rush
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- Used - Full diced brown morocco. Aeg. Near fine. 3 Vols.
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- First edition
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- 1824
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- Leather_bound
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$2,750.00
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London: Robert Jennings, 1824. First edition. leather_bound. Full diced brown morocco. Aeg. Near fine. 3 Vols.. [2], 20, [2], lxxviii, [2], 206.; vi, 297, vi, 147, [1], [134] pages. 39 x 27.5 cm. 80 engraved plates, 70 are hand-colored embellished with gold or silver. and with historiated hand-colored initials heightened with gold for each chapter throughout. Extra engraved title… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,750.00
Samurai An Illustrated History
by Kure, Mitsuo
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- Used - Orig. dark brown cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in fine illustrated dust wrapper
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- First edition
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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$35.00
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Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark brown cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in fine illustrated dust wrapper. 192 pages. 30.5 x 23.5 cm. The seven century narrative from the 12th to the19th centuriey provides a history of samurai armor, weapons, fortifications, tactics and customs, illustrated with nearly 800 illustrations. Item Price
$35.00
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Apuntes Madrilenos; Prologue by Eugenio Lostau Roman
by Ourvantzoff, Miguel (Illustrator)
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- Used - Orig. publisher illustrated stiff wrappers. Very good
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- First edition
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- 1964
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- Stiff Wraps
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$250.00
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Madrid: Ignacio Diez Graf, 1964. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. publisher illustrated stiff wrappers. Very good. 0urvantzoff, Miguel. 2 text pages. Folio, 35 x 24.5 cm. Cuaderno No. 2 of a series printed from 1964-1868. This copy, a limited edition, Number 8 of 25, hand colored lithographs with tissue guards with each print 22/28 signed by Ourvantzoff. Born… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
Costumes of Different Nations in Miniature, from Drawings [MINIATURE BOOK]
by Mills. Alfred
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- Used - Orig. brown morocco, backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good
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- First edition
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- 1814
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- Leather_bound
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$195.00
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London: Darton, Harvey, & Darton and J. Harris, 1814. First edition. leather_bound. Orig. brown morocco, backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good. 96 pages. 6 x 6 cm. 47 unnumbered leaves of plates, copper engravings. BONDY, L.W. MINIATURE BOOKS, p.65. OSBORNE COLLECTION, p.87. SPIELMANN (Catalogue of Miniature Books) 367. WELSH, D.V. (Bibliography of miniature books) 367. Owner inscription free… Read more about this item Item Price
$195.00
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Townsend's Monthly of Parisian Costumes
by London. Townsend
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- Used - Contemporary green calf backed boards, leather spine labels lettered in gilt. Very good. 2 vols.
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- First edition
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- 1830
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- Hardcover
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ardsley, New York, USA
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$1,475.00
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London: Townsend, 1830. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary green calf backed boards, leather spine labels lettered in gilt. Very good. 2 vols.. Unpaginated. 15. x 12.5 cm. Lacks title. 184 hand colored plates numbered 493-676 with numerous examples of fashion styles per plate. There is also one dress pattern plate; plates interleaved with descriptive text. The style had a… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,475.00
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Nice Et Savoie, Sites Pittoreques, Monuments, Description Et Histoire; Des Departments De La Savoie, De La Haute-Savoie Et Des Alpes-Maritimes (Ancienne Province De Nice)
by Benoist, Felix
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- Used - Publisher brown leather spine and brown cloth. Aeg. Near fine. 3 vols
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- First edition
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- 1864
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- Hardcover
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$2,550.00
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Paris: Henri Charpentier, 1864. First edition. Hardcover. Publisher brown leather spine and brown cloth. Aeg. Near fine. 3 vols. 64, 62, 42 pages. 19 x13 inches. 90 color lithographs (with descriptive text) and two tinted color maps: all present per Indices in the rear of each volume. Plates after Felix Benoist and Joseph Dessaix, with text by Xavier… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,550.00
The Brigade of Guards on Ceremonial Occasions
by Legge-Bourke, Henry
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- Used - 4to, unpaginated,approx. 64 pages in text. Plethora of color and black and white plates. Backstrip slightly darkened. Orig. red
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- First edition
- Published
- 1952
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$35.00
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London: Macdonald, 1952. First edition. 4to, unpaginated,approx. 64 pages in text. Plethora of color and black and white plates. Backstrip slightly darkened. Orig. red cloth. Very good. Item Price
$35.00
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A History Of Madeira. With A Series of Twenty-seven coloured Engravings, Illustrative Of The Costumes, Manners, And Occupations Of The Inhabitants of that Island
by Combe, William
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- Used - Orig. dark green roan and brown boards, backstrip lettered and decorated in gilt. Very good in very good green cloth clamshell b
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- First edition
- Published
- 1821
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- Hardcover
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ardsley, New York, USA
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$3,250.00
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London: R. Ackermann, 1821. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark green roan and brown boards, backstrip lettered and decorated in gilt. Very good in very good green cloth clamshell box with brown leather spine label. 118 [2] pages. 28 x 19 cm. Hand colored title vignette and 27 aquatint full page plates (all vignetted, except No. 27). This is… Read more about this item Item Price
$3,250.00
Hard-A-Port Cut Plug
by MacLin-Zimmer-McGill Publishers
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- Used - Orig. decorated light blue and white illustrated backs. Fine
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- 1890
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- Stiff Boards
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$1,500.00
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Np: MacLin-Zimmer-McGill, 1890. Stiff Boards. Orig. decorated light blue and white illustrated backs. Fine. Complete deck of 53 chromolithographic playing cards, 9.5 x 5.5 cm., including the "Little Joker." The Aces and numeral cards have the suit symbols superimposed over the costumes. Backs in blue and white depicting a sailor at the helm with the advertising line, "Smoke… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,500.00
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Souvenirs De La Basse Bretagne
by Paris. Souvenirs De La Basse Bretagne
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- Red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt, backstrip renewed. Near fine in fine marbled slipcase
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- 1860
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- Hardcover
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$350.00
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Paris: Np, 1860. Hardcover. Red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt, backstrip renewed. Near fine in fine marbled slipcase. 14 x 10.5 cm. 25 hand-coiored lithographed plates in accordion (leperello) format. Plates bright and sharp. Item Price
$350.00
Almanach Des Spectacles for the Year 1818
by Paris. Chez Janet
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- Used - Modern green cloth faded to brown. Very good
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- First edition
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- 1818
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- Hardcover
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$250.00
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Paris: Chez Janet, 1818. First edition. Hardcover. Modern green cloth faded to brown. Very good. 144 pages. 13.5 x 8.5 cm. 11 engraved color fashion plates, plus color title page. Eight page events calendar for the year 1818 at rear. Interior contents generally clean. Where to go and what to see in France for the year. Text in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bakst: The Story Of The Artists Life
by Levinson, Andre
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- Used - Orig. publisher's full vellum, backstrip and cover lettered in brown. Very good
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- First edition
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- 1923
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- Leather_bound
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ardsley, New York, USA
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$4,000.00
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London: Bayard Press, 1923. First edition. leather_bound. Orig. publisher's full vellum, backstrip and cover lettered in brown. Very good. Bakst, Leon. 240 pages. 37.5 x 29 cm. Limited edition, copy 136 of 315. Half title, 68 plates [mostly by Bakst] with printed tissue guards, 52 are color lithographs and mounted, plus illustrations, eleven colored and mounted, some printed… Read more about this item Item Price
$4,000.00
Costumes Civiles Atuels De Tous Les Peulples Connus, Desines D'Apres Nature, Graves Et Colories. VOLUME ONE ONLY
by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques
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- Used - Contemporary full brown tree calf. Very good
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- First edition
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- 1788
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- Leather_bound
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$650.00
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Paris: Chez Pavard, 1788. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown tree calf. Very good. 5 pages in text. 22 x 17 cm. Seventy-four full-page hand-colored aquatint plates, all with tissue guards. Born in Canada, Grasset removed to France in 1764, serving there as writer, diplomat and publisher with a bent toward Republicanism and enlightenment ideals. Set complete in… Read more about this item Item Price
$650.00
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The Book Of Royalty. Characteristics Of British Palaces; The Drawings By W. Perring And J. Brown
by Hall, Mrs. S.C. [Anna Maria]
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- Used - Orig. publisher's crimson russia, sides elaborately gilt with armorial and floral ornaments, front cover center piece inlaid wit
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- First edition
- Published
- 1839
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- Leather_bound
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ardsley, New York, USA
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$850.00
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London: Ackermann and Company, 1839. First edition. leather_bound. Orig. publisher's crimson russia, sides elaborately gilt with armorial and floral ornaments, front cover center piece inlaid with blue morocco. Aeg. Near fine. 42 pages in text. Folio, 37 x 27.5 cm. Twelve full-page chromolithographs, plus half-title chromolithograph (Coronation of Queen Elizabeth printed by C. Hullmandel) -- all printed recto… Read more about this item Item Price
$850.00
Histoire Du Costume Antique; D'Apres Des Etudes Sur Le Modele Vivant
by Heuzey, Leon
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- Used - Full crushed brown morocco, double gilt cover border panels frame decorations in blind, raised bands, leather spine labels in gr
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- First edition
- Published
- 1922
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- Leather_bound
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$300.00
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Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honore Champion, 1922. First edition. leather_bound. Full crushed brown morocco, double gilt cover border panels frame decorations in blind, raised bands, leather spine labels in green and black printed in gilt. Fine. 308 pages. 29 x 20 cm. Five color plates, 142 illustrations, and 8 plates hors texte. Preface by Edmond Pottier. Text in French.… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
A Complete View Of The Dress And Habits Of The People Of England, From The Establishment Of The Saxons In Britain To The Present Time: Illustrated By Engravings Taken From the Most Authentic Remains Of Antiquity. To Which Is Prefixed An Introduction, Containing A General Description Of The Ancient Habits In Use Among Mankind, From The Earliest Period Of Time To The Conclusion Of The Seventh Century; A New And Improved Edition, With Critical And Explanatory Notes, by J.R. Planche, Esq. F.S.A.
by Strutt, Joseph
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- Used - Three quarter brown calf and marbled boards, matching endpapers. Teg. 2 vols. Very good
- Published
- 1842
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- Hardcover
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ardsley, New York, USA
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$1,750.00
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842. Hardcover. Three quarter brown calf and marbled boards, matching endpapers. Teg. 2 vols. Very good. 114 & 275 pages. 33 x 27 cm. First published 1796 with 143 plates. New edition with 153 hand-colored engravings. Strutt was an English engraver, and writer on art. BRUNET Vol. 5, p.566, noting earlier edition. BRYAN Vol.5,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Theatre Serge De Diaghilev Les Facheux; Georges Braque * Jean Cocteau * Louis Laloy * Georges Auric
by Diaghilev, Serge Pavlovich
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- Used - Rebound in green cloth, corners and backstrip extremities rubbed, black leather spine label lettered in gilt. 2 vols. Very good
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- First edition
- Published
- 1924
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- Hardcover
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$1,200.00
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Paris: Editions Des Quatre Chemins, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Rebound in green cloth, corners and backstrip extremities rubbed, black leather spine label lettered in gilt. 2 vols. Very good. Approx. 22 pages in text. 28 x 23 cm. Limited edition, copy 193 of 425 on Arches from a total edition of 500. Two volumes in one. Volume I:… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,200.00
The Costume Of The Hereditary States Of The House Of Austria
by Moleville, Antoine-Francois-Bertrand de
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- Used - Contemporary straight-grain green morocco. Aeg. Very good
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- First edition
- Published
- 1804
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- Leather_bound
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$1,750.00
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London: William Miller, 1804. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary straight-grain green morocco. Aeg. Very good. IV pages in text. Folio, 37 x 27 cm. 50 hand-colored aquatint plates, two title pages in French and English with text describing the individual plates also in both languages. English text translated by R.C. Dallas, the commentary on the ethnic background of the… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,750.00
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Les Rois Et Reines De France En Estampes, Ou Abrege Historique Et Chronologique De Chaque Regne, Suivi Du Tableau Des Moeurs Et Usages Des Francais Sous Chaque Race
by Bescher, M.
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- Used - Orig. vellum backed pictorial boards with moderate wear. Very good
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- Second edition
- Published
- 1825
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- Hardcover
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$300.00
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Paris: Alexis Emery, 1825. Second edition. Hardcover. Orig. vellum backed pictorial boards with moderate wear. Very good. 139 pages. Landscape octavo, 13 x 22 cm. 28 hand-colored plates, all with multiple images per plate, depicts the history of the French monarchy in costume, beginning with the reign of Pharamond through to Louis XVIII. Chronological Table of the Monarchy… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00