Savrola
by Winston S> Churchill
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
French language version of this novel Presentation in the unusual form of floating sheets folded in half The story of the revolution in Laurania, capital of an imaginary country, is the only novel written by W Churchill The original version was in English and published in 1899 Illustrated by André Collot, French painter, engraver and illustrator (1897-1976), inspired by Mediterranean landscapes and types Beautiful illustrations engraved on wood, in 4 colors, by Bracons-Duplessis This work was produced on the presses of the J Dumoulin printing press, H Barthélemy being director, 950 copies were printed in total, namely: 1 copy on pure Arches vellum in the form , comprising the artist's sketches and studies as well as 12 original drawings and a series of illustrations in black; 12 copies on the same paper, numbered 2 to 13, each comprising two original drawings and a series of illustrations in black; 37 copies always on the same paper, numbered from 14 to 50, each comprising a series of illustrations in black; 900 ordinary copies on pure paper from Lafuma stationery, from Voiron, numbered 51 to 950 This is number 987
Soft cover with flaps, lettering in black and red and illustration in black on the 1st cover Does not have either the original glassine wrapper Small tear at top of spine and slight edge wear and soiling on cover, but very good overall Content is in fine condition
277 pp
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA1059
- Title
- Savrola
- Author
- Winston S> Churchill
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First limited
- Publisher
- A La Voile LAtine
- Place of Publication
- Monaco
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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- 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....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Glassine Wrapper
- A thin, partially transparent or translucent paper covering often used ...