Catherine Jackson

The French Court and Society

Richard Bentley & Son

1881

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Description

A finely bound copy of The French Court and Society.

  • Sold as a set of 2 volumes.
  • Catherine Jackson (English, 1824-1891).
  • The French Court and Society, Reign of Louis XVI and First Empire.
  • London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1881.
  • Extra illustrated with the insertion of numerous additional tipped plates, some hand-colored from contemporary sources.
  • Title pages printed in red and black.
  • Bound in full tan crushed morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, covers ruled and paneled with interlocking panels of gilt fillets, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk morie endpapers, green morocco doublures, volume 1 doublure with a fine inset oval watercolor miniature of a lady of court signed indistinctly “Guigui_ _ _, by Bayntun Riviere.

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Gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle Beeleigh Abbey to front endpaper.

Minor signs of age and handling.

Dimensions

Height: 8 inches / 20.32 cm
Width: 5.88 inches / 14.94 cm

Language

English

Subject

History, Fine bindings, Illustrated, French Literature and History, Royalty

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