La Vie De Pierre Aretin
by Mazzuchelli, Giovanni Maria, conte
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Narberth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
The Hague: J. Neaulme, 1750. Contemporary tan calf with six spine compartments - four with gilt flowers and foliage, the fifth with a gilt-lettered red morocco label and the bottom compartment with the gilt oval stamp EX LIBRIS ADR. JOS. HAVÉ (1740-1817), red edges, blue silk marker. First Edition of this free French adaptation by Bénigne Dujardin (called de Boispréaux) of Mazzuchelli's original, which the translator fails to mention by chance.... The final 45 pages are THE FIRST BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARETINO, including the famous woodcut pornographic suite. In good condition.
¶Cioranescu 26371; Conlon, Le Siècle des Lumières 50:521.
¶Cioranescu 26371; Conlon, Le Siècle des Lumières 50:521.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bruce McKittrick Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09667
- Title
- La Vie De Pierre Aretin
- Author
- Mazzuchelli, Giovanni Maria, conte
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary tan calf with six spine compartments - four with gilt flowers and foliage, the fifth with a gilt-lettered red moroc
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Neaulme
- Place of Publication
- The Hague
- Date Published
- 1750
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Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
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Narberth, Pennsylvania
About Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...