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Paris en seize aquarelles. With an introduction by Gaston Bonheur
by Leblanc, Basile
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Kennebunkport, Maine, United States
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About This Item
[Paris, ND]. One of 500 on velin blanc (not numbered) from a total issue of 508. Page size: 9-1/2 x 12-3/4 inches; 32pp. Handsomely rebound in 3/4 bordeaux morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in, some rubbing to edges else fine. Illustrated with 16 prints hors-texte, colored in pochoir, after pen, crayon, and watercolor drawings by Basile Leblanc of prominent monuments in Paris.
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- Bookseller
- Priscilla Juvelis
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2565
- Title
- Paris en seize aquarelles. With an introduction by Gaston Bonheur
- Author
- Leblanc, Basile
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- [Paris
- Date Published
- ND]
Terms of Sale
Priscilla Juvelis
Terms of Sale: All items are subject to prior sale. Payment should accompany order unless credit has been established. Mastercard and Visa accepted. ME residents please add 5% sales tax. Institutions may receive deferred billing. Posting is additional: $10.00 for the first item and $5.00 for each additional item. All items are guaranteed as described and may be returned for any reason, with notice, within seven days of receipt, providing they are in the same condition as when shipped. Please call in advance of a return.
About the Seller
Priscilla Juvelis
Biblio member since 2005
Kennebunkport, Maine
About Priscilla Juvelis
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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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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