La Femme A Paris: Nos Contemporaines.
by Uzanne, Octave
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Ancienne Maison Quantin, 1894. First edition of this lavishly illustrated work on Parisian women. Quarto, bound in full morocco, original wrappers bound in, illustrated with 20 hand-colored engraved plates by Masse after Vidal, engraved illustrations throughout, original wrappers bound in. In near fine condition. In the original embroidered dust jacket. Housed in a custom folding clamshell case. 19th-century French bibliophile, writer, publisher, and journalist Octave Uzanne produced a considerable literary output and frequent publications in newspapers such as L'Echo, Le Plume, Depeche de Toulouse, Le Mercure de France, Le Gaulois and Le Figaro of Paris. Her Highness Woman), Feminies and La Francaise du siecle (The Frenchwoman of the Century). His own works include novels and fantasy books, such as Surprises du Coeur and Contes pour les bibliophiles (Tales for bibliophiles).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132948
- Title
- La Femme A Paris: Nos Contemporaines.
- Author
- Uzanne, Octave
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Ancienne Maison Quantin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- La Femme A Paris: Nos Contemporaines First Edition, Octave Uzanne First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- 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...