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Librairie Sourget. Manuscrits Enlumines et Livres Precieux. 1280-1927. Catalogue No. XXIV
by Sourget, Patrick et Elisabeth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chartres: Librairie Sourget, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. Heavy 4to. Fine light blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. In near-fine gold colored illustrated dust jacket (light creasing at spine ends) with black title to front and spine panels. Interior is in beautiful condition: crisp, tight and bright. Profusely illustrated with full-color photographic plates of titles from the Librairie Sourget. Price list laid-in. 623 pages. A lovely title. Illuminated Manuscripts. ILL/11243.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5515
- Title
- Librairie Sourget. Manuscrits Enlumines et Livres Precieux. 1280-1927. Catalogue No. XXIV
- Author
- Sourget, Patrick et Elisabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Librairie Sourget
- Place of Publication
- Chartres
- Date Published
- 2002
Terms of Sale
The Kelmscott Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
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- Laid-in
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- Cloth
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
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