THE KISSES (LES BAISERS) PRECEDED BY THE MONTH OF MAY.: None
by CLAUDE JOSEPH DORAT, Musketeer of the King
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London: VIZETELLY & CO.,, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. ILLUSTRATED WITH THE ORIGINAL COPPER-PLATE ENGRAVINGS AFTER THE DESIGNS OF C. EISEN AND C. P. MARILLIER,. Bookplate for Herbert M. Shaw. H. G. KEENE, C.E.I, M.A. (OXON.) The Kisses (Les Baisers) Preceded by the Month of May....Illustrated with the original copper plate engravings after the designs of C. Eisen and C.P. Marillier. 4to., bds. & cl. spine, London ND. (c.1886). Limited to 1500 copies. With engraved title page, engraved frontispiece plate, and the many smaller copper plate engravings. In good condition. Bookplate and two book descriptions also pasted in. Front and back endpapers are cracked along gutter with no paper loss and no loosening of the binding. Etching so sho ghosting on the facing pages as there are no tissue covers throughout. Claude Joseph Dorat (31 December 1734 ? 29 April 1780) was a French writer, also known as Le Chevalier Dorat. Illustrated throughout with with engravings by C. Eisen and C. P. Marillier. In a cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally sound, though with some wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some scattered spotting throughout. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos.
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- Bookseller
- Kama’aina Collection
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LM221317
- Title
- THE KISSES (LES BAISERS) PRECEDED BY THE MONTH OF MAY.
- Author
- CLAUDE JOSEPH DORAT, Musketeer of the King
- Illustrator
- ILLUSTRATED WITH THE ORIGINAL COPPER-PLATE ENGRAVINGS AFTER THE DESIGNS OF C. EISEN AND C. P. MARILLIER,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- VIZETELLY & CO.,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Pages
- 124
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- Title Page
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- G
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- ND
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- First Edition
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- BDS
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- Spine
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cracked
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