La chevre. Son histoire, son elevage pratique, ses bienfaits, ses services. Préface de M. Edmond Perrier.
by Crépin, J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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About This Item
Paris, Hachette, 1906. 8vo (19.5 x 14.2 cm). 403 pp., 27 photographic plates (tissue-guarded). Contemporary red half morocco over matbled boards. Spine with five raised bands and gilt title. Marbled endpapers. Speckled edges. = A well-illustrated work, usually found in wrappers. This however, being a very attractively bound copy. If interested in beautiful bindings and/or goats, this is a must. Written by the French agriculturist Joseph Crépin (1849-1943), not to be confused with his contemporary, the French painter, plumber and jazz musician Joseph Crépin (1875-1948). Bookplate of A. Jouffray "A l'aventure" mounted on front pastedown. Save for a few light spots on the first and last few leaves internally clean and fresh. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquariaat Schierenberg
(NL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75764
- Title
- La chevre. Son histoire, son elevage pratique, ses bienfaits, ses services. Préface de M. Edmond Perrier.
- Author
- Crépin, J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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About the Seller
Antiquariaat Schierenberg
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Amsterdam
About Antiquariaat Schierenberg
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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