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Maisons du Pays Basque. Navarre-Biscaye-Guipuzcoa-Alava
by J. & J. Soupre (photos by); Lambert, Elie (preface by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- vg- to vg+
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Editions Alexis Sinjon, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. vg- to vg+. Small folio. [3] + 56 loose plates. Beige buckram over brown paper-covered boards portfolio, with black lettering on the front cover. Beige string ties. The portfolio houses a three page text insert followed by 56 loose plates, containing photogravure reproductions after photographs of Basque homes, towns and villages. This part, deals with the Spanish provinces of Navarre, Biscay, Guipuzcoa, and Alava, all considered part of the greater Basque region, displaying both interior and exterior design and architectural styles. There are some interesting street scenes as well. Each photo has a descriptive caption underneath. Text in French. Portfolio with minor rubbing to extremities and a few smudges. A small closed tear at the head of the spine. Interior front cover with some small smudges. Minor age toning to the edges of the plates. Minor sporadic smudges in the margins of a few plates throughout. Images clean and bright. Portfolio in very good-, plates in very good+ condition overall. * "J. &. J. Soupre, Architectes" (firm).
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43687
- Title
- Maisons du Pays Basque. Navarre-Biscaye-Guipuzcoa-Alava
- Author
- J. & J. Soupre (photos by); Lambert, Elie (preface by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg- to vg+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Editions Alexis Sinjon
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Spanish architecture, Basque architecture, 20th century photography, Spanish photography, French photography,
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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,...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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