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Bibliotheque Francaise Ouvrage Perodique Redige
by Pougens, Marie Charles Joseph De
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Honnert, 1800. 12mo. In five volumes, Vol. I. May, 207pp, Vol. II. June, 207(1)pp. Vol. III. July, 221(3)pp., Vol. IV. Aug. 215(3)pp. and Vol. V. Sept. 211(1)pp., All uniformly bound in contemporary mottled calf, raised bands, compartments decoratively stamped in a floral motif, red morocco spine labels gilt, all edges red, marbled endpapers, front free endpapers to volume one, three and five detached. Contemporary owner's bookplate with the motto of the English chivalric Order of the Garter with initials E.D.C. These five bound volumes were issued monthly and provided an account of the current books being published. There were several books already published on Napoleon including his victory in Malta, a work on Rousseau is reviewed and many others on issues historical, philosophical, literary and scientific (with an emphasis on botanical works). In short, a marvelous window into Paris during the early reign of Napoleon. Hinges fine, upper joints fragile with volumes 3, 4 and 5 displaying some cracking or chipping with gilt numbers faded, internally clean.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015150
- Title
- Bibliotheque Francaise Ouvrage Perodique Redige
- Author
- Pougens, Marie Charles Joseph De
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Paris: Honnert
- Date Published
- 1800
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
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