THE AGE OF CHARLEMAGNE (Volume VIII, Limited Numbered Edition of A HISTORY OF ALL NATIONS, Copy #12 of 90)

Prutz, Hans

Verlag: Lea Brothers and Company, Philadelphia, 1902

Beschreibung

Tall, thick and weighty quarto, 332 pages but actually more with 18 full page plates with tissue guards not included in the pagination (some foldouts); there are another 84 illustrations in the text. Includes three foldout maps in color. This is Volume VIII of the Armorial Edition of "A History of All Nations," limited to 90 copies of which this is copy #12, this copy printed for a William Carter Johnson, Esq., with a page bound in so designating; Johnson's bookplate is inside the front board. An ornate binding, full polished leather with gilt stamped armorial design on the front board, the leather extended inside both boards (see photo), gilt design around the beveled edges both inside and out, five raised bands on the spine, ribbed satin end papers, top edge gilt, untrimmed edge and some leaves unopened )never cut). Near fine condition, an unworn copy, light foxing on half-title page and frontis page (though not on the frontis), plus the owner bookplate. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 023656

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE AGE OF CHARLEMAGNE (Volume VIII, Limited...

Verlag: Lea Brothers and Company, Philadelphia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1902

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition