Rudd john editors (2 Ergebnisse)
Verlag: National Alumni, 1905
- Hardcover
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EUR 31,52
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Decorative Silk. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Volume VIII. A.D. 1438-1516. Bright orange silk with elaborate decoration in gilt. Top edge gilt. 400 pp. Engraved frontispiece vignette. Binding a facsimile of an original in the British Museum, executed by about 1710 by Antoine Michel Padeloup, Royal Binder of both France and… Portugal. He presented it to Francoise Marie de Bourbon, daughter of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan, on the anniversary of her marriage to Philippe, Duke of Orleans, who afterward became Regent of France. Part of limited edition (limitation/numbering only in Volume I, but it is 752/1000). Spine faded, fade marks and chip to rear board, spine cloth dry and chipped at top. Internals clean and crisp, sound hinges. Very good. Illustrated (illustrator).
Weitere BilderThe Great Events by Famous Historians. Limited Edition. Discovery of America. Versailles Treaty and Great War Volumes
HORNE, Charles F. (1870-1942); AUSTIN, Walter F.; JOHNSON, Rossiter (1840-1931); RUDD, John, editors
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: The National Alumni, Canada, 1919
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Redeemed Rare Books, La Jolla, CA, USARedeemed Rare Books
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EUR 265,64
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Hardback, cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. HORNE, Charles F. (1870-1942); AUSTIN, Walter F.; JOHNSON, Rossiter (1840-1931); RUDD, John, editors. The Great Events by Famous Historians. Volumes III and V. Toronto: The National Alumni, 1919-1920. Limited Edition; limited to 1,000 copies; first printing. Two volumes. Octa…vo. 426 pp.; 380 pp. Illustrated throughout with frontispieces and plates. Top edges gilt. Deckle-edged pages. Publishers' original bright red cloth bindings elaborately decorated in gilt, with gilt lettering to spines and blind-stamped designs to rear boards. Contents include Leif Erikson's discovery of America, one of the earliest European explorations of the North American continent, presented within the broader narrative of medieval and early world history. Volume III, "The Great Events of the Great War," is bound in an authorized facsimile of the official British copy of the Treaty of Versailles signed by King George V and deposited in the British archives. Topics include Gallipoli, the Lusitania, the Armenian massacres, the First Gas Attack at Ypres, the Serbian retreat, and the widening conflict between Germany and the United States. Volume V is bound in a facsimile of a royal binding executed by Thomas Berthelet for Edward VI and documents the development of medieval Europe, including feudalism, the Norman Conquest, the First Crusade, the Christianization of Russia, and Leif Erikson's discovery of America. Contents clean, bright, and unmarked. Bindings remain sound and square. Boards remain attractive with bright gilt decoration. Minor shelf wear to corners and spine ends. Spines uniformly sun-faded though lettering remains readable. Very good to Near fine. [Attributes: Limited Edition; Hardcover; Illustrated].
