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Blessington d'Orsay
by Sadleir, Michael
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Livingston, Montana, United States
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1983. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo (24.5 cm), pp. 305. Reprint. Red paper with decorative gilt, green quarter cloth and gray slipcase. Publisher's ink on top edge of text block. Includes color and black and white illustrations. Bookplate on front pastedown, spine is slightly faded. Slipcase in near fine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elk River Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15690
- Title
- Blessington d'Orsay
- Author
- Sadleir, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
Terms of Sale
Elk River Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Elk River Books
Biblio member since 2010
Livingston, Montana
About Elk River Books
Elk River Books offers a curated selection of used and collectible books, specializing in outdoor literature, western history and authors from the Rocky Mountain West.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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