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STORIES FROM THE FOLK-LORE OF RUSSIA. Done into English by the translator of The Book of Exposition in the Science of Coition, The Old Man Young Again, and other charming works ejusdem farinae.
by AFANASYEV, ALEKSANDER N
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About This Item
First edition, limited to 500 copies on Van Gelder paper, this being number 305. Charles Carrington. Paris. 1897. Octavo. Original cover, half title, title, xix, 265pp. Coloured frontispiece and six further coloured plates by J. Wely. Further monochrome illustrations throughout. Red half morocco, marbled boards. Spine in six compartments with gilt floral motifs and lettering. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Shelf wear and rubbing. Front hinge cracked at base. Stitching strained at original cover, 64/5 and at 81. One plate loose. Some toning, spotting and marks throughout. Historic yellowed sellotape repair to tear at p17/18 - text still readable though. Original cover darkened. A scarce volume of bawdy erotica.
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio677
- Title
- STORIES FROM THE FOLK-LORE OF RUSSIA. Done into English by the translator of The Book of Exposition in the Science of Coition, The Old Man Young Again, and other charming works ejusdem farinae.
- Author
- AFANASYEV, ALEKSANDER N
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Carrington
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- Crown 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Erotica, LImited edition, Russia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Caricature, Satire, Cartoons and Humour; Russia;
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About the Seller
Paul Haynes Rare Books
Biblio member since 2016
Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gilt
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- Cracked
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Shelf Wear
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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