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Histoire De Russie, Representee Par Figures, Accompagnees D'Un Precis Historique.; Les Figures Gravees Par F.A. David, Associe Libre De L'Academie De Peinture Et De Sculpture De Berlin, D'Apres Les Dessins De Monnet
by Blin De Sainmore [Adrien Michel Hyacinthe]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Boiste, 1799. First edition. leather_bound. 102, 104 pages. 26.5 x 20 cm. With additional engraved titles, and 36 sanguine plates [with tissue guards] by Francois Anne after Charles Monnet, an historical and portrait painter born in Paris about 1730, admitted into the Academy in 1765. Chronological Table of Illustrations from 862-1681 end of both volumes. Interior contents plates and text clean, extra engraved title Vol. II toned, 1 x 4 centimeter at lower margin edge of title lacking with no text affected, marbled endpapers, corners worn.Contemporary calf rebacked, leather spine labels printed in gilt. Aeg. Very good. 2 vols.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19450
- Title
- Histoire De Russie, Representee Par Figures, Accompagnees D'Un Precis Historique.; Les Figures Gravees Par F.A. David, Associe Libre De L'Academie De Peinture Et De Sculpture De Berlin, D'Apres Les Dessins De Monnet
- Author
- Blin De Sainmore [Adrien Michel Hyacinthe]
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Boiste
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1799
- Keywords
- Russia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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....
- 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...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
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