Tales and Novels In Verse from the French of La Fontaine by Several Hands
by La Fontaine, Jean de
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Samuel Humphreys, 1762. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Ex-library. Brown leather over boards. Rubbed and bumped on edges and corners. Front board is a little separated on top edge. Raised bands on spine. Lacking endpapers. Bookplate on front pastedown. Gift inscription on title page. Library markings on front board, title page and copyright pages. Pages are toned. Marginal staining and several pages stained from articles laid in, since removed. Notation on last page. Some dampstaining.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bearly Read Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045766
- Title
- Tales and Novels In Verse from the French of La Fontaine by Several Hands
- Author
- La Fontaine, Jean de
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Samuel Humphreys
- Date Published
- 1762
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Terms of Sale
Bearly Read Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bearly Read Books
Biblio member since 2022
Sudbury, Massachusetts
About Bearly Read Books
Bearly Read Books offers a selection of rare used and antiquarian books with a concentration on the classics, military and children's books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
Collecting Little Golden Books
These iconic childrens board books are collectible if you can find an original in great condition! Learn more about collecting Little Golden Books.
Collecting P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum was not only one of the founders of modern day circus performance, he was also the author of the second most printed book of the 19th century. Learn about collecting P. T. Barnum books and ephemera here.
