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Contes et Nouvelles en Vers
by DE LA FONTAINE, Jean
- Used
- Condition
- very good(+)
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Etienne Lucas, 1732. hardcover. very good(+). 2 volumes handsomely rebound in 1 volume. Engraved frontispiece portrait and extra engraved title page in each volume. Illustrated throughout with numerous fine copperplates. xvii + 240pp; viii + 286pp. 12mo. blind stamped brown calf, red and green spine labels, rubricated titles and edges. Amsterdam: Etienne Lucasm 1732. Very good (+). Very good (+).<br/> <br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 271875
- Title
- Contes et Nouvelles en Vers
- Author
- DE LA FONTAINE, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Etienne Lucas
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1732
- Keywords
- FONTAINE;LA FONTAINE;FRAGONARD,Honore
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Argosy Book Store
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New York, New York
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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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- 12mo
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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