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L'Art Moderne A L'Exposition De 1878
by M. Louis Gonse, Director
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Paris: A. Quantin, 1879. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. La Gazette Des Beaux-Arts. French text. Brown half leather cover with marbleized boards. Five raised bands. Illustrated throughout text. 28 B&W plates with tissue guards. viii, 510pp. Inner hinge of a text block nearly broken. An illustration detached. Missing plates 2 & 14. Spine is cocked. Good only. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 061923
- Title
- L'Art Moderne A L'Exposition De 1878
- Author
- M. Louis Gonse, Director
- Illustrator
- La Gazette Des Beaux-Arts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Quantin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1879
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Art, Photography, Design, Painting, Drawing, Artist, Artistic, Film, Theater
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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