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Cyrano von Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berlin: Wohlgemuth & Lissner. Very Good. 1923. Limited Edition. 27 of only 300 copies. Handsomely bound by Bruno Scheer in full red morocco with decorative gilt ruling to covers. Five raised bands, gilt particulars and heavy decoration to discolored spine. Top edge gilt. Ruled rolled edges. Ruled inner dentelles. Bookplate of previous owner to front fly. Eight etchings all signed in pencil by Ernst Oppler. Wear to head & tail of spine, otherwise a nice, clean copy without previous owners, names or other markings. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 207, [1] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3113
- Title
- Cyrano von Bergerac
- Author
- Edmond Rostand
- Illustrator
- Ernst Oppler
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wohlgemuth & Lissner
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- German language
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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