The Letters of Madam Maintenon; and other Eminent Persons in the Age of Lewis XIV. To which are added, some Characters
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London: Printed for J. Robinson, 1753. First edition, 12mo (170 x 100 mm), viii, 324, [2]pp., with final advert leaf, marbled endpapers, cont. calf, upper joint cracked, spine with contrasting morocco labels and tooled extra in gilt. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Sir William Purves Ham Campbell on front paste-down; Armorial bookplate of Aedes Carthusianae [B. Scott] to rear paste-down.
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- The Letters of Madam Maintenon; and other Eminent Persons in the Age of Lewis XIV. To which are added, some Characters
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- MAINTENON (Madam de)
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- London: Printed for J. Robinson, 1753
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. 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...
- 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....
