Nos Amis les Livres Causeries sur la Littérature Curieuse et la Librairie
by Uzanne, Octave
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Maison Quantin, 1886. First edition. Half Morocco. Marbled boards. Slipcase with morocco border trim. . Near Fine. 12mo. 18 by 12.5 cm. iv, 318 pp. Lovely drypoint etched frontis by H. Manesse. One of 1,000 copies on Holland paper. Beautifully bound by Pagnant, with a custom leather trimmed slipcase. Original green wraps bound in. Spine sunned. Otherwise, fine in all respects.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005249
- Title
- Nos Amis les Livres Causeries sur la Littérature Curieuse et la Librairie
- Author
- Uzanne, Octave
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco. Marbled boards. Slipcase with morocco border trim.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Maison Quantin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1886
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...