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Letters from My Mill. With illustrations by Madame Madeleine Lemaire, and Decorative Headpieces by George Wharton Edwards
by Daudet, Alphonse. Frank Hunter Potter, translator
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- Seller
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Arrowsic, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1893. Hardcover. Sm 4to (10" x 7"), white cloth, pictorial gilt and silver on upper cover, deckled edges. Frontis., [9], 263 pp., 10 color plates with tissue guards, early inscription on ffep reading "Francis M. Livingston. June 15th, 1896. From J. B." CONDITION: Good, spine sunned, bumped corners, cloth toned and somewhat soiled, foxing to preliminaries, inside hinges starting to crack but stable, light foxing throughout, several pencil notes in margins. Limited edition. "This edition, consisting of Two Hundred and Fifty Copies on Large Paper, was printed in the month of October, 1893. This Copy is No. 177. [signed] John Wilson and Son.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6833
- Title
- Letters from My Mill. With illustrations by Madame Madeleine Lemaire, and Decorative Headpieces by George Wharton Edwards
- Author
- Daudet, Alphonse. Frank Hunter Potter, translator
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1893
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Arsenault & Company
Biblio member since 2021
Arrowsic, Maine
About James Arsenault & Company
James Arsenault & Company was established in 1988. Our stock consists of Americana, literature, fine press, early photography, plate books, trade catalogs, autographs & manuscripts, ephemera, maps, and historical prints, as well as fine and rare books and pamphlets in a variety of fields. We are members in good standing of the ABAA and ILAB, and have exhibited for many years at numerous rare book fairs in both the northeast and in California. We do not have an open shop, but welcome your inquiries regarding items in our stock possibly of interest to you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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