Amédée Gabourd - Histoire de France, 3 volumes complets en in-18 (1846) - Gabourd - Édition Didot - Reliure dorée - 1846






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Three-volume set of Histoire de France by Amédée Gabourd, 1846 edition Didot, in-18 format, bound in leather with gold tooling, 400 pages, original French edition, published by Jacques Lecoffre et Cie, Paris; very good condition.
Description from the seller
Set of three volumes of the History of France, from the Gaulish origins to the present day by M. Amédée Gabourd (third edition, revised and corrected, 1846).
CONTENT
Exhaustive historical narration: Gallic origins, Merovingian and Carolingian periods, feudalism, French royalty. Two-column layout with footnotes. Maturity edition by Gabourd, a 19th-century historian (1794-1865).
Publisher: Jacques Lecoffre et Compagnie, Paris
Printer: Firmin Didot Frères, Paris
Format: In-18 (18 × 12 cm)
Condition:
Very good for its age (179 years)
Leather:
Authentic and rich patina
Flexibility preserved
Slight variations of natural shades
No major fragility
Inner pages
French vellum paper, natural cream tint
Very slight discoloration, consistent with the period.
Light ruddiness, acceptable for 1846.
No major moisture stains.
No mold
Structural binding
Two intact without cracks
Well-secured dishes
Solid and well-maintained notebooks.
Integral internal seams
Complete and unified whole
Complete set in in-18, well preserved.
Intact antique binding.
Will be shipped securely, well packaged in shock-absorbing materials (reinforced bubble wrap + rigid cardboard).
Set of three volumes of the History of France, from the Gaulish origins to the present day by M. Amédée Gabourd (third edition, revised and corrected, 1846).
CONTENT
Exhaustive historical narration: Gallic origins, Merovingian and Carolingian periods, feudalism, French royalty. Two-column layout with footnotes. Maturity edition by Gabourd, a 19th-century historian (1794-1865).
Publisher: Jacques Lecoffre et Compagnie, Paris
Printer: Firmin Didot Frères, Paris
Format: In-18 (18 × 12 cm)
Condition:
Very good for its age (179 years)
Leather:
Authentic and rich patina
Flexibility preserved
Slight variations of natural shades
No major fragility
Inner pages
French vellum paper, natural cream tint
Very slight discoloration, consistent with the period.
Light ruddiness, acceptable for 1846.
No major moisture stains.
No mold
Structural binding
Two intact without cracks
Well-secured dishes
Solid and well-maintained notebooks.
Integral internal seams
Complete and unified whole
Complete set in in-18, well preserved.
Intact antique binding.
Will be shipped securely, well packaged in shock-absorbing materials (reinforced bubble wrap + rigid cardboard).
