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La Comtesse, Comi-Parade, En Un Acte En Prose
by Colle, Charles (Attributed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Londres (paris): Les Libraires Associes. Good with no dust jacket. 1765. First Edition. Hardcover. 48 pp. Small octavo. In a more modern chipboard binding with faux leather spine, handwritten label misidentifying the date as 1760. Title page has lovely little engraved rose heart, handwritten pencil "par Colle" Paper a bit browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. A very scarce little ort attributed to the well-known French dramatist and songwriter Charles Colle' (1709-1783). He was known for his frankness, jollity and sometimes licentiousness and he composed numerous plays for the Duke of Orleans. Hard to find in the original, this is NOT the 1800s reprint. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11402
- Title
- La Comtesse, Comi-Parade, En Un Acte En Prose
- Author
- Colle, Charles (Attributed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Les Libraires Associes
- Place of Publication
- Londres (paris)
- Date Published
- 1765
- Keywords
- Colle, Charles, French Comedies, Drama
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language - French;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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