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MADAME DE SÉVIGNÉ
by Boissier, Gaston
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1887. full leather. Bookbinding. large 8vo. full leather. 154 pages. 'Great French Writers' series. Bookplate of J.A. Burnham on front pastedown. This copy has been beautifully bound by the notable binder Pétrus Ruban in full crushed blue morocco boards, gilt borders, ornaments, and fleur de lys on front and rear boards, five raised bands, gilt ornamentation on spine with title / author in second compartment, publication place / date in third compartment, gilt ornamentation on leather turn-ins, marbled endpapers. This copy has been beautifully and professionally re-backed. A pristine and fine copy. This copy is extra-illustrated with 25 plates, one in color. Translated by Henry Llewellyn Williams.
A superb binding; a dramatic and striking design by Ruban with his characteristic style. Petrus Ruban (1851-1929) was influenced by Marius-Michel, producing striking and technically-excellent mosaic bindings but later becoming more conservative in his style. He was a favourite binder of Octave Uzanne, who was President of the Society of Contemporary Bibliophiles at the time this work was produced.
A superb binding; a dramatic and striking design by Ruban with his characteristic style. Petrus Ruban (1851-1929) was influenced by Marius-Michel, producing striking and technically-excellent mosaic bindings but later becoming more conservative in his style. He was a favourite binder of Octave Uzanne, who was President of the Society of Contemporary Bibliophiles at the time this work was produced.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136952
- Title
- MADAME DE SÉVIGNÉ
- Author
- Boissier, Gaston
- Illustrator
- Bookbinding
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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New Castle, Delaware
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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