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Carmela
by Cantacuzène, Princess Olga
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie de l'Élysée, Émile Paul, 1875. Second Edition. Leather bound. Very good. The second edition of Carmela by Princess Olga Cantacuzène, published in Paris in 1875.. Octavo, [two volumes], 343pp; 368pp. Three-quarter red morocco, marbled paper boards. Title in gilt on morocco label affixed to spine, with five gilt-decorated raised bands. All edges marbled, with matching marbled endpapers. Text in French. Bound by Kerby & Endean of London. Stated "deuxième édition" on title page of Volume II. Solid text blocks, with bumped corners and some rubbing to boards. Internally fine. Princess Olga Cantacuzène (1843-1929) was a Russian-Italian woman who wrote novels in French.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14190
- Title
- Carmela
- Author
- Cantacuzène, Princess Olga
- Illustrator
- The second edition of Carmela by Princess Olga Cantacuzène, published in Paris in 1875.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Librairie de l'Élysée, Émile Paul
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- Carmela book first edition, Princes Olga writer, Olga Cantacuzene, Carmela novel, Kerby and Endean binder, Olga Cantacuzène-Altieri
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
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