LA VIE DE SAINT FRANÇOIS XAVIER DE LA COMPAGNIE DE JESUS, APOSTRE DES INDES ET DU JAPON
by Bouhours, Dominique
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1682. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, [16], 633 pages, [11]. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in contemporary full leather with paneled spine bearing gilt titling and tooling. Binding shows moderate wear and rubbing, with minor splitting to head and tail of front hinge. Text block has light age toning and foxing, with early ink ownership markings to front pastedown, front free end paper, and title page. Title page bears an ex-library stamp reading "Ursuline Convent". Volume features a double-page engraved map of Asia and engraved head and tail pieces. SH Consignment. Shelved in Case 9. 1359949. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1359949
- Title
- LA VIE DE SAINT FRANÇOIS XAVIER DE LA COMPAGNIE DE JESUS, APOSTRE DES INDES ET DU JAPON
- Author
- Bouhours, Dominique
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1682
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.