Book Details
| Author: | Wright, Rev. G.N.: |
| Title: | Life and Times of Louis Philippe - King of the French. |
| Published: | London: Fisher , Son & Co., n.d. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 21 - Biography |
| Description: | 624 pp + 16 pp ads. Frontispiece - tissue guarded engraved portrait of Louis Philippe, engraved vignette on half-title, & 10 other engraved plates. Contents include: From the Foundation of the House of Orleans to the year 1793, Birth of Louis Philippe Duke of Valois 1773, as Duke of Chartres, Lecturer in Geography and Mathematics at College of Reichenau in Switzerland 1793, First abdication of Napoleon to the Death of Louis XVIII in 1824, Revolution of 1830, Accession of Louis Philippe to the Throne of France. Foxing on frontispiece, half-title and occasional spots in text. Binding loosening a little at half-title. Pale yellow eps. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Spine faded. Blindstamp decoration on boards. Small nicks in top of spine. Corners rubbed. Previous owner's signature on front board. Overall condition VG. |
| Book Number: | #4573 |
| Price: | € 65.00 |
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