Journal-Manuel de Peintures: Appliquees a la Decoration des Monuments, Appartements, Magasins, Etc. (1872, 1873, 1874)
by Chabat, Pierre
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Vve A. Morel et Cie, Editeurs. Used - Acceptable. 1872. Hardcover. Quarter leather and decorative paper covered boards. Elephant folio. Three volumes (1872, 1873, 1874) rebound as a single book. 48 pp & 48 pp & 48 pp. Profusely illustrated with numerous full-page color plates, BUT with four plates MISSING. Text in French. Very heavy wear, scuffing & rubbing, and cracked creasing to boards, with corners bumped and eroded. Both hinges starting. Wear and creasing to loose ffep. Rfep chipped and torn. Penciled sketch to rear of rfep. Large portions of front flyleaves torn away. Creasing to title page. Noticeable foxing and toning to pages. The 72 of 76 color plates present are quite sound and attractive. (Subject: Architecture & Urban Design).
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C65103
- Title
- Journal-Manuel de Peintures: Appliquees a la Decoration des Monuments, Appartements, Magasins, Etc. (1872, 1873, 1874)
- Author
- Chabat, Pierre
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paris: Vve A. Morel et Cie, Editeurs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
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Glossary
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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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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,...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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