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Lettres à l'Amazone. Avec un frontispice gravé sur bois par P.-Eug. Vibert.
by Gourmont, Remy de
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Georges Crès et Cie, les Maitres du Livre, 1914. # 654 of 900 copies printed on papier de Rives. In fine contemporary French binding signed Rel. Executee Pour La Lib. Scribner's. Half brown morocco over marbled boards with green morocco labels letterd in gilt and three compartments with onlaid green morocco bordered by gilt rules, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. ribbon marker, the bookplate of Cora Talmage Wehrane front paste down. Near Fine, 1/4" tear to morocco at head of spine, toning at end papers only, tiny rubs at corners. A French literary classic, the first printing only 1,075 copies.. First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008998
- Title
- Lettres à l'Amazone. Avec un frontispice gravé sur bois par P.-Eug. Vibert.
- Author
- Gourmont, Remy de
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Georges Crès et Cie, les Maitres du Livre
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marbled boards
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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