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Oeuvres Posthumes de Marmontel
Jean-Francois Marmontel
1804
Chez Xhriuet : Paris
7" by 4.5"
[6], 394; [4], 238; [4], 352; [4], 341pp
SUMMARY
Four volumes of the memoirs of writer and historian Jean-Francois Marmontel.
First Edition,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Four volumes of the posthumous works of Jean-Francois Marmontel, in the first edition.
In the original French.
Jean-Francois Marmontel was a French historian and writer. All four volumes contain the memoirs of the writer, detailing his career, life and works. He wrote a succession of Tragedies and articles for the Encycloepedie and gained the patronage of Madame de Pompadour.
The first volume has a signature to the editions page.
With a bookplate to each front pastedown for Frankland.
CONDITION
Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the tail of the spine and extremities. With a bookplate to each front pastedown for Frankland. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages.
Overall Condition: Very Good
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Overall Condition
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