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Physiologie du Gout. (2 volumes).
by Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, front joint split on volume 1, but cover still attached, volume 1 lacks spine label, otherwise very good, contents tight a
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris.: Jouaust-Libarie. des Bibliophiles., 1879. Contemporary half brown calf over marbled boards, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers.. Good, front joint split on volume 1, but cover still attached, volume 1 lacks spine label, otherwise very good, contents tight and clean.. 12mo., 17.8x11.3 cm.. French text. The classic treatise on gastronomy. weight: 2.0 lb. Preface par Ch. Monselet.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355824
- Title
- Physiologie du Gout. (2 volumes).
- Author
- Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half brown calf over marbled boards, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, front joint split on volume 1, but cover still attached, volume 1 lacks spine label, otherwise very good, contents tight a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jouaust-Libarie. des Bibliophiles.
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1879
- Pages
- xvi, 296: 320 pp.
- Size
- 12mo., 17.8x11.3 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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