Bubu de Montparnasse
by Charles-Louis Philippe
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€249.69€224.72
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About This Item
Paris: Aux Editions du Sagittaire, 1924. Leather. Near Fine. 10" by 8". None. A limited edition of this French Novel. Illustrated with fifteen watercolours by Charles Laborde. Limited to 500 copies. Number 489, printed on vellum paper. Charles-Louis Philippe was a French novelist. This is his best known novel, which was inspired by his encounter with a prostitute and serves as a study on Parisian lower class society. In a quarter morocco binding. Externally, in excellent condition with just some marks to the leather. Bookplate of Mark Dineley to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH9-B-22
- Title
- Bubu de Montparnasse
- Author
- Charles-Louis Philippe
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Aux Editions du Sagittaire
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 10" by 8"
- Keywords
- Laborde Charles-Louis Philippe Novelist Parisian Charles-Louis Philippe
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...