Les Avantures de Telemaque, Fils D'Ulysse
by Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Motte
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Arrowsic, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Amsterdam: Chez Les Wetsteins, 1725. Nouvelle edition. Hardcover. 16mo (6.5 x 4"), recent full calf, raised bands, 6 compartments, gilt spine title on red lettering-piece, gilt borders. Frontis. engraving, [i-xviii] lix, 535 pp., [28], fold-out map, 11 plates, text in French. Original flyleaf with early owner name laid in. CONDITION: Very good, light occasional foxing throughout.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7461
- Title
- Les Avantures de Telemaque, Fils D'Ulysse
- Author
- Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Motte
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Amsterdam: Chez Les Wetsteins, 1725. Nouvelle edition
Terms of Sale
James Arsenault & Company
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
James Arsenault & Company
Biblio member since 2021
Arrowsic, Maine
About James Arsenault & Company
James Arsenault & Company was established in 1988. Our stock consists of Americana, literature, fine press, early photography, plate books, trade catalogs, autographs & manuscripts, ephemera, maps, and historical prints, as well as fine and rare books and pamphlets in a variety of fields. We are members in good standing of the ABAA and ILAB, and have exhibited for many years at numerous rare book fairs in both the northeast and in California. We do not have an open shop, but welcome your inquiries regarding items in our stock possibly of interest to you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....