History of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier des Grieux
by Abbe Prevost, Guy de Maupassant (Preface)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG++. Color illus. throughout by Maurice Leloir, VG+ a.e.g. full blue leather with gilt decorations, five raised bands, decorati
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London,: Swan Sonnenschein & Co, , 1889. Limited Edition. Hardcover - as published. VG++. Color illus. throughout by Maurice Leloir, VG+ a.e.g. full blue leather with gilt decorations, five raised bands, decorative endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate, 203pp printed for G. Routledge by G. Chamerot. Spine is slightly sunned. Minor foxing. Binding tight. .
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- Bookseller
- Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49175
- Title
- History of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier des Grieux
- Author
- Abbe Prevost, Guy de Maupassant (Preface)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover - as published
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++. Color illus. throughout by Maurice Leloir, VG+ a.e.g. full blue leather with gilt decorations, five raised bands, decorati
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Swan Sonnenschein & Co,
- Place of Publication
- London,
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Guy de Maupassant, Manon Lescaut
Terms of Sale
Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
30 days refund is not as described/damaged
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Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
New York, New York
About Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
Rare & Used books on Broadway in New York City. One dollar books all the way up to signed limited first editions and antiquarian.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
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