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Published by P.F. Collier & Son, NY, 1901
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. SCARCE ORIGINAL 1901 PRINTING. THIS IS VOLUME 2 ONLY of a 2 volume set. Pages are clean and unmarked. Gilt top page edge rubbed. Covers (blue boards with red labels on spine) show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding tight, hinges strong. Volume 12 of Versailles Memoirs. Previous owners name stamped on inside front cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Published by James Pott & Co, 1901
Seller: Pomfret Street Books, Carlisle, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Binding Tight Pages Clean Boards Worn At Edges No Dust Jacket Boards Red Previous Owner's Name On First Page. Book.
Published by James Pott & Co., 1901
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by James Pott & Company, New York, 1901
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gilt lettering and ornate decorations on red cloth covered boards, Top edge gilt. Red silk bookmark ribbon. Blue personal library stamp of Rev. William J. McAdam on the title page.
Published by James Pott & Co.
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. By Denis Arthur Bingham, prefaced by James Breck Perkins. No edition remarks, in this instance issued in gilt adorned red cloth which remians very bright and tidy having been protected by a cloth dust jacket which had a spine design after the same style of the boards, the jacket not being a little rubbed and faded. Page edges gilt. Contents are a little tanned but are clean, clear and sit in a firm binding. A nice copy.
Published by James Pott & Company, 1901
Seller: Hopkins Books, Nashua, NH, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two hardcover volumes, first American edition, published by James Pott & Company, 1901. An in-depth history of the Bastille, its construction, rules and regulations, its prisoners, and history. Preface by James Breck Perkins. Volume 1 is 478 pages, with Index and 18 illustrations through the text. Volume 2 is 498 pages, with Index and 16 illustrations through the test. Sturdy red cloth covered cover boards, with an intricate design blind stamped on the spine and front cover along with the title. Unusual cloth covered dust jacket with the title and design on the spines. Dust jackets are intact. Jackets have smudge marks from use and spots of fading, both front and back on both volumes. All lettering and design elements on the spine of the jackets are intact and legible and do not appear to be faded. Cover boards for both volumes are flat, the corners and edges show only minor wear. Gilt to the top edge of both volumes. The red place holder ribbons are no longer intact in either volumes. Volume 1 has a crack at the spine gutter at the Preface, running nearly the entire vertical height of the volume, all text pages are intact and firmly bound though. Volume 2 has a small dot of a stain, about 1/2" circular, from the pastedown through the title page - appears to be a spot of book plate label adhesive that has bled through the pages. Volume 2 has a crack at the spine gutter at page 168, though all text pages are firmly bound. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean. These are not library discard copies. Very heavy volumes, weighing close to 5 pounds for the two volumes. Attached photos are of the copies we have in our inventory.
Published by James Pott Publisher, 1901
Seller: Jeffrey Blake, Willow Grove, PA, U.S.A.
Hardback in Decorated Boards. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good dust jackets. 2 vol. set Top edge gilt., Embossed gilt decorations., A beautiful collectible copy. Book is as described - all defects and marks are noted.
Published by P.F. Collier & Son, Publishers, New York, NY, 1901
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 Volume Set. Versailles Memoirs, Volume XI and XII. Illustrated with portraits from the original. bound in blue cloth boards with paper title boxes adhered along spines. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and covers, some light staining on cover boards, previous owner's name on front endpapers of both volumes, light tanning along page edges. Volumes are in Very Good condition.
Published by Chapman & Hall, 1888
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1888. No Edition Remarks. 470 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.
Published by James Pott & Company, New York, 1901
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First American Edition. Two volumes. Rare publisher's paper-lined cloth dust wrappers, which have protected the Margaret Armstrong designed bindings. Red cloth binding elaborately decorated by Armstrong. Two hinges (front of vol. 1, back of vol. 2) somewhat cracked and glue strengthened. 478 and 485 pages.
Published by James Pott & Co., New York, 1901
Seller: RogerCoyBooks, Chagrin Falls, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5.2 lbs.; 2 vols.; Good to VG; Dust jacket is heavy duty clothesque on paper, gilt spine is bright; cloth boards are decorative gilt, bright and clean; 478pp. and 498pp.; both books include separate indices. Mild shelfwear; no marks; this is a handsome matching copy, pages clean and square; binding is solid, no imperfections to note. 21 Chapters. 18 illustrations on heavy paper and each has protective tissue with printed note in red.
Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1890
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Cloth Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jackets. Boards have moderate wear including spine tanning, edge wear, rubbing and bumping. Ink inscrips, CE uncut. Light foxing and pencil notation throughout, a good set otherwise. Size: 8vo.
London 1888, 470/516 pp., wo b&w lithos, half-leather bindings, back of vol. 1 is repaired, Extensive well-written history of what can be considered France s most famous building ever. Blows many myths about the allegedly horrendous circumstances and the lawlessness surrounding it, but in vain, as the myths still continue to dominate general understanding, buttressing the belief that with the fall of the Bastille on 14th July 1789 a new era in human history had begun. Perhaps not accidentally, a book not from France but from abroad. (code N-38).
Published by Scribner and Welford (USA), 1888
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
HARDCOVER. Condition: VERY GOOD. 1888. Scribner and Welford (USA). Hard Cover. Books- VG, gilt titles on spines, gilt decoration on front boards and spines. 9x6.5. 470pp, 516pp. Vol I - Frontis, 8 b/w plates; Vol II - Tissue-guarded frontis, 7 b/w plates. A fascinating history of the Bastille and the prisoners who were confined there, generally persons of quality, up to the time of the French Revolution.
Published by JAMES POTT & CO., New York, 1901
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 2 vols, over 900pp, well illus, blue cloth, elaborate gilt decoration on front boards, spines, etc., top edge gilt, A HANDSOME SET, V.G. *Well illustrated detailed account of the most famous prison in the World.
Published by Pott, New York, 1901
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 2 vols, over 900pp, well illus, blue cloth, elaborate gilt decoration on front boards, spines, etc., top edge gilt, A HANDSOME SET, V.G. *Well illustrated detailed account of the most famous prison in the World.
Published by James Pott and Company, New York, NY, 1901
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition. First U. S. Edition, 1901. A beautiful 2 volume set, tightly bound in contemporary 3/4 brown leather with green marbled boards and endpapers. The spine has five raised bands and ornately tooled gold titles. The top text block edges are gilded. Very slight rubbing to the binding edges only. The contents include 34 fine B/W photogravures by Elston and Company, Boston. The previous owner's bookplate is on the front pastedown, otherwise the interior is fine. International shipping may require added postage charges.
Published by James Pott & Company, New York, 1901
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Two volume set. 20.5 x 14 cm. Octavo. 478pp, 18 plates and 498pp, 16 plates. Bound in red gilt decorated cloth and both in uncommon original thick paper jackets. Gilt top foredges. Red ribbon bookmarks. Fading to the jacket spines. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper of both volumes. Small stain to the front jacket flap of volume 1. A few instances of erased pencil underlining. Nice set. Near Fine in Near fine dust jackets.
Published by James Pott & Co, New York, 1901
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st American Edition. 12mo [133.35mm x 203.2mm]. Two Volumes. Decorative red cloth binding by Margaret Armstrong [1867-1944], her initials stamped in gilt at foot of front covers. T.e.g. Vol. I: [6] 478 p.p. With [15] plates of illustrations, incl. frontis; Vol II:[2] 498 p.p. With [10] plates of illustrations, incl. frontis. Tissue guards. Bookplate of James Scarlet [1848--1920] to front pastedown in both vols. A prominent lawyer from Pennsylvania and Princeton graduate, who once famously represented the state in the Capitol Graft case. Light rubbing to edges, extremities. Rear corner at foot of volume two slightly bruised. Some fraying at spine ends. Trimming to pages and rough cut edges. Some sporadic smudges, else a very good copy offering a history of the construction and building of the Bastille, one of France's famous prisons as well as a discussion on prisoners, including the Man in the Iron Mask.
Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1888
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First edition. Two volume set bound 1/2 black leather and brown boards. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 470 and 516pp. Frontispiece in each volume. Scuffing to the spines. Corners of boards are bumped. There is a stain on the reverse of the frontispiece as well as on the title page of both volumes. The stain is not visible on the frontispiece itself.
Published by James Pott, New York, 1901
Seller: Bucolusa Books, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Bright gold on dark blue cloth with design of keys in gold on covers, spine and signed MA for Margaret Armstrong with decorated title pages in sepia. A bookplate in both volumes on front cover page in German. A very tight clean 2 volume copies. Vol 1 478 pgs and Vol 2 498 pgs.
Leather. Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). A superb documentary concerning the siege of the Bastille. First Edition Making reference to much primary source material and replete with index, this excellent history will be of great interest to the student of Revolutionary history. Bound with original publisher's cloth boards and spine (bearing gilt vignette and lettering) mounted on thick leaves to rear of each volume. Rebound in half-calf. Very smart with some shelfwear only. Lovely blue patina with matching paper boards; gilt banding and lettering, and ridged spine. Light wear to extremities. Internally, very firmly bound with new endpapers. Very clean throughout. Fine. book.
Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket condition is fine also. Binding designed by Margaret Armstrong, with her initials in the bottom right corner of each volume. (illustrator). The Bastille was the most famous of prisons. Only the Tower of London could be compared with it, and while the Tower has attained a greater age, and has harbored kings, princes, and many of England's most famous sons, yet the Bastille appealed more strongly to the imagination. It seemed the visible symbol of tyranny; mystery hung over the fate of those immured within it; many of them were confined without charge, remained without trial, and suffered without record. In its annals, both romance and history have found abundant material. As is the case with many famous institutions, tradition has somewhat exaggerated its importance. Mr. Bingham tells us that when the Bastille was captured by the Parisian mob, it contained only seven prisoners, obscure and unimportant criminals. It had become no more than an ordinary prison; except as marking the beginning of a Revolution, its overthrow was not deserving of long commemoration. Even in the days when the Bastille was reserved for more dignified offenders, its terrors somewhat diminish as we study history. The most of its inmates were persons of social importance, and they usually had all the comforts that were consistent with restraint. During the reign of Louis XV, many persons famous in literature were sent to the Bastille, in order to manifest the government's disapproval of their views. Ribbon marker in volume I is a little frayed at the end but that is about the extent of damage. These two exquisite volumes, now 120 years old are so beautiful and fresh and bright and untarnished. The sturdy decorative dust jackets have preserved them. Dust jackets were rare in 1901. This is an especially fine set indeed. Two 8vo. volumes, each with its own index. But Indices are identical! 478 pp. and 498 pp. 18 illustrations in vol. I and 16 illustrations in vol. II. Red cloth binding stamped in gold. Red ribbon markers. Top edges gilt. Each volume has a stiff red cloth dust jacket with gold stamped spines to match their books.