An Iceland Fisherman. Translated from the French by Guy Endore and Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini
by LOTI, Pierre
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Alhambra, California. Private Press of C.F. Brown & Co., by permission of The Limited Editions Club. 1957. Hardcover. 24.5cm, 161p., with 5 illustrations including title vignette, bound in quarter blue green niger morocco, black ruled raised bands, gilt titles along the spine, marbled boards, near fine copy attractively bound (s1) Pierre Loti is the pseudonym of the French nautical novelist Julien Viaud (1850-1923). For two years he cruised the coast of Brittany providing the background for this novel of the men who fished the northern waters. A very attractively bound limited edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10186
- Title
- An Iceland Fisherman. Translated from the French by Guy Endore and Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini
- Author
- LOTI, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alhambra, California. Private Press of C.F. Brown & Co., by permission of The Limited Editions Club. 1957
- Keywords
- FRENCH LITERATURE NOVEL NAUTICAL LIMITED EDITION PRIVATE PRINTING
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Since 1969 we've been selling rare books. We have published 292 catalogues of rare, scare and interesting books in a wide variety of subjects. Our specialites include.... Arctic, Canadian History and Travel, The Americas, Fishing and Angling, Ireland, General Antiquarian, and Military History. We issue 7-10 catalogues per year. Let us know if you'd like to join our mailing list.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...