Faceties Du Comte De Caylus
by Uzanne, Octave
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Paris: A. Quantin, 1879. xlvi, (2), 246, (2) pp. Headbands, engraved culs-de-lamps. 5 magnificent full-page engravings. One of 100 numbered copies, this copy unnumbered and likely one of the 80 copies on Whatman paper. Bound in contemporary half green crushed morocco over marbled boards, stamp signed Thierry sc de PetitSimier, with gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, gilt crown device stamped front cover with an armorial bookplate front paste down bearing the same crown image. Near Fine, small rubs at corners, slight toning at end papers only. . Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. Quarter Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009956
- Title
- Faceties Du Comte De Caylus
- Author
- Uzanne, Octave
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered 1st Edition
- Publisher
- A. Quantin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; French Language;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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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