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The Spirit of French Letters
by Mabell S. C. Smith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Spirit of French Letters" by Mabell S. C. Smith. First edition. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1912. 12mo, 374 pp [6 pp advertisements]. The book is in very good plus to near fine condition. The cobalt blue boards are extremely well preserved with crisp edges. The gilt lettering on the front board and spine is clear and vivid. Previous owner's inscription and erasure on the front endpaper. The textblock is impeccably clean and bright with sound binding. A beautiful example of literary criticism and analysis of French discourse. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000704
- Title
- The Spirit of French Letters
- Author
- Mabell S. C. Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1912
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
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Clarence, New York
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- 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...
- Edges
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- 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...
- Crisp
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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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