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PONTS DE PARIS
by (King, Jessie M.) Arcambeau, Edme
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richmond, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
An octavo, bound in original olive green cloth with gilt spine title and pictorial pastedown on the upper cover. Jessie King did the illustrations for this book by taking her watercolors and paper with her early in the morning to capture the play of light on the Seine. It was first published by Gowan and Gray in 1911, with the French language edition following in 1912. There were only 1,000 copies of the book printed, far fewer with the French text than the English. Eighteen color plates by King capture her affection for the city she and E.A. Taylor loved nearly as much as their village home of Kirkcudbright. There is some light browning and foxing, else a fine copy of a scarce title. The color cover illustration, different than the one used on the English edition, was lacking and has been supplied in facsimile. The book beautifully captures the artist's unique combination of technical skill and romantic whimsy. (White, 92, describing only a French text edition in paper wrappers).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2607
- Title
- PONTS DE PARIS
- Author
- (King, Jessie M.) Arcambeau, Edme
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First French Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. Perche and Gowan and Gray
- Place of Publication
- Paris and London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Paris, Jessie M. King, Glasgow, Scotland, France, E. A. Taylor
Terms of Sale
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
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About the Seller
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2009
Richmond, Missouri
About Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
Our inventory is housed in the second story of a stone house inspired by the architectural style found in the Cotswold region of England. Visitors are welcome by appointment. We are located one hour east of Kansas City, surrounded by 80 acres of woodland and prairie that form the landscape of Green Gate Farm. Member ABAA/ILAB
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
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