Fables de La Fontaine
by La Fontaine, Jean de
- Used
- Condition
- Contemporary calf with the stamp of Serre at the foot of the spine on volume, the covers decorated in blind and the spine in gil
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30770
- Title
- Fables de La Fontaine
- Author
- La Fontaine, Jean de
- Format/Binding
- Engraved titles only, 46 finely engraved plates unsigned. 2 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary calf with the stamp of Serre at the foot of the spine on volume, the covers decorated in blind and the spine in gil
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chez Boiste fils ainé
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1821
- Keywords
- French | Jean de La Fontaine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...