Die Kleinen Leiden des Menschlichen Lebens
by Plinius dem Jüngsten (or Oskar Ludwig Bernhard (O.L.B.) Wolff)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Black and white illustrations by Grandville throughout, both as sur blanc plates and within text. German Gothic text throughout. Has been professionally recased with new endpapers, although original endpapers are also present. Dark brown cloth with both debossed and gilt decoration to boards, as well as gilt decoration to spine. Marbled page edges. Foxing (see image). No previous owners' names or other markings. vi, 370 pp. 6 1/2 x 9 inches.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6267
- Title
- Die Kleinen Leiden des Menschlichen Lebens
- Author
- Plinius dem Jüngsten (or Oskar Ludwig Bernhard (O.L.B.) Wolff)
- Illustrator
- J. J. Grandville
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Carl B. Lorck
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1846
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; 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.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- New
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- 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....