Saint Martin
by Lecoy de la Marche
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Brasília , Distrito Federal, Brazil
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About This Item
Alfred Mame, 1881. Hardcover binding. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lemercier & CIA, Dujardin, Luc-Olivier Merson, Dambourgez, Toussaint, Lafon, Blanc, Ciappori, Barbant, Bertrand, Berveiller, Rosseau, Maynard... (illustrator). 1st Edition. In Folio format. Small tear or tear at the top of the spine. Superb edition in every way. A whole song and evocation of the LIFE AND WORK OF SAINT MARTIN DE TOURS (Hungary, 316 - France, 397), Bishop of Tours, Patron of soldiers and Patron of France, one of the most popular saints of Christianity. Beautiful typeface on excellent paper with wide margins. Splendid xylographic engravings in capital letters, headers and colophons. This edition has an exquisite list of illustrations in chromolithographs signed by Lemercier, engravings, photoreproductions, maps, facsimile engravings. full page executed by the best illustrators of the time. Appreciable upper tear on the spine of the binding, susceptible to a small restoration. For the rest, the splendid binding is in line with the rest of the edition
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Details
- Bookseller
- Library of Alexandria Rare Books (BR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 573
- Title
- Saint Martin
- Author
- Lecoy de la Marche
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred Mame
- Date Published
- 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religião;
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About the Seller
Library of Alexandria Rare Books
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Brasília , Distrito Federal
About Library of Alexandria Rare Books
Based in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil, I am a small bookseller that try to offer fair prices for rare books and first editions of books in Portuguese, English and French. We have only a reduced number of books (about 400). We will be pleased to respond to specific requests to search for books in Brazil, and also to assist libraries that seek rare copies for their collections.
Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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,...