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Published by Hardpress Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1314713590ISBN 13: 9781314713596
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Hardpress Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1314713590ISBN 13: 9781314713596
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
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Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Published by Pranava Books, 2020
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Language: fre Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1727 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. THERE MIGHT BE DELAY THAN THE ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATE DUE TO COVID-19. Pages: 534 Pages: 534.
Published by Hardpress Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1314713590ISBN 13: 9781314713596
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by la Veuve Martin Durand [c. 1720], Paris, 1720
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to (197 x 150mm). [6], 84pp. Signatures: *u4; (-*1) ? blank); A-Ku4; Lu2. Engraved printer s device with motto "Viresque acquirit eundo" (She gathers strength as she goes). Large engraved dedication page with royal arms in vignette. 48 engraved half-page vignettes depicting scenes from the life of David; all captioned in Latin with biblical references. Modern half calf over marbled paper boards, spine lettered in gilt; (some light browning; margins trimmed close, occasional spots). Once belonging to Edward R. Fitzgerald of London, his ownership inscription to initial blank dated December 16, 1840. "Troisiême edition enrichie de figures." Illustrated historical quarto by famed transvestite Abbé de Choisy, a deeply connected member of the court of Louis XIV. He had been made an abbé in his childhood, but by a whim of his mother, Choisy was dressed like a girl until he was eighteen. After appearing for a short time in man s costume, he resumed woman s dress on the advice- -doubtless satirical--of Madame de La Fayette. He delighted in the most extravagant toilettes until he was publicly rebuked by the Duc de Montausier. He then retired for some time to the provinces, using his disguise to assist his numerous intrigues. In 1685 he accompanied the Chevalier de Chaumont on a mission to Siam and returned some years later in scandal. Abbé de Choisy published this Life of David, and then a Life of Solomon, primarily in effort to rebuild his reputation in the court of Louis XIV. The book was overestimated with many grand and flattering allusions to the "Sun King," and in general, all the Histories that he composed since that time, invariably appeared with dedications to Louis; all conceived in terms in which all the forms of idolatry are exhausted. For the remainder of his life, the Abbé de Choisy never ceased writing and composing on every kind of subject. He did so without any pretensions, and with a charm which did not savor learning or study ad tedium, but which did not exclude a certain amount of research. His historical quartos, like this work, and those on St. Louis, Philip of Valois, or Charles V, had a very fair success at the time; they were to be seen on the dressing tables of the ladies, for whom they were particularly intended. The finely rendered Renaissance style engravings remain lively and bright and pack many interesting details and expressions into the compositions. World cat locates only one copy in North America in the New York Public Library. This illustrated edition rare, far more common is the earlier Pierre Mortier printing (Amsterdam: 1692).