Napoleon
by Alexandre Dumas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Plutarch Francais, Paris, 1840. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. ALEXANDRE DUMAS. Napoleon, Paris: Plutarch Francais, 1840.Quarto, pp. 410, 1 (table), maroon morocco boards with gilt lettering to spine, all edges gilt, 12 illustrated plates, bookplate of the American geologist Charles Page Perin on the the front pastedown. Dumas attracted the best French illustrators of his day, including here Tony Johannot, Horace Vernet, Jules Boilly and Eugene Isabey. Text in French.Condition of this book:Good and sound with blemishes to covers, worn edges, occasional foxing, sunned spine. Size: Quarto. Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; France; 19th century; French Language; Military & Warfare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54458. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54458
- Title
- Napoleon
- Author
- Alexandre Dumas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Plutarch Francais
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Biography & Autobiography; France; 19th century; French Language; Military & Warfare. Alexandre Dumas Napoleon
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
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