Memoirs of Mary, The Young Duchess of Burgundy, and Her Contemporaries
por Louisa Stuart Costello
- Usado
- Condição
- Very Good Indeed
- Livreiro
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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€ 1.797,00€ 1.617,30
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London: Richard Bentley, 1853. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". Not Stated. A copy of this scarce work by Louisa Stuart Costello, in handsome binding by August De Decker-Lemaire from Ghent. A very comprehensive history of the Mary of Burgundy, who reigned over the Burgundian state, in modern day France, from 1477 until her unfortunate death in a riding accident at age twenty-five. Written by Louisa Stuart Costello (1799-1870) was an Anglo-Irish writer on travel and French history, said to have been born either in Ireland or Sussex.Including fourteen plates, one in colour. Collated and complete. Fully bound in August De Decker-Lemaire fine binding. August De Decker (Ghent, September 14, 1855 February 15, 1940) came from a Ghent bookbinder's family. By restoring an old leather binding in 1885 , he became acquainted with the technique of leather driving , a technique that had already been completely supplanted for book bindings in the fifteenth century by the easier technique of making blind stamps on the leather in combination with applying of gilding. He acquired a certain notoriety in 1933 when he designed a binding made of human skin for an anonymous collector. Handsomely bound in full morocco by August De Decker-Lemaire. Externally, excellent, with raised metal mounts to the boards, as is custom for De Decker-Lemaire binding. Internally, generally firmly bound. Frontispiece plate has detached but is present. A few odd spots throughout and to the frontispiece plate, but otherwise pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 791J1
- Título
- Memoirs of Mary, The Young Duchess of Burgundy, and Her Contemporaries
- Autor
- Louisa Stuart Costello
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encadernação
- Fine Binding
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Editorial
- Richard Bentley
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1853
- Dimensão
- 8" by 5"
- Palavras-chave
- De Decker Lemaire Burgundy Mary of Burgundy Lemaire
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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