Portugalske Listy (Letters of a Portuguese Nun)
by Alcoforado, Maria; Kysela, Frantisek (Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Prague: Nove Edice, 1910. First Thus. Very Good. Kysela, Frantisek. 35 p. Paper-covered boards. In Czech. Three chromolithographs after Kysela mounted on black paper with the original patterned tissue guards. Very Good condition. Outer wraps worn along edges, tips slightly exposed. Rebacked, with remnants of paper spine label scratched. All tissue guards intact. A scarce Czech-language edition of Alcofrado's Letters of a Portuguese Nun with beautiful illustrations in the late, Viennese-influenced art nouveau style, Jugendstil.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150706002
- Title
- Portugalske Listy (Letters of a Portuguese Nun)
- Author
- Alcoforado, Maria; Kysela, Frantisek (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Kysela, Frantisek
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Nove Edice
- Place of Publication
- Prague
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Czech Art Nouveau, Jugendstil
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...