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Au Pays Du Mystere
by Mael, Pierre
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
Librairie Hachette et Cie., Paris, 1905; Nouvelle Edition; Large 8vo, 311 pages; illustrated; decorated red cloth boards. "Off To The Land Of Mystery," exciting juvenile adventure novel by Pierre Mael, collective pseudonym for Charles Causse and Charles Vincent, prolific late 19th century French authors who together wrote over 90 popular stories of romance and adventure for boys and girls. Fifty-eight magnificent illustration plates by Alfred Paris, eight of them in full color. Ornately bound in red cloth with elaborate floral designs in black and gold. All page edges gilt. Very Good, binding tight, sound, and square, corners sharp, text clean, crisp and bright. Brief inscription in a neat hand on half-title page dated Jan. 1, 1906. Spine lightly sunned. Page-edge gilding brilliant. Text in French. A wonderful book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5333
- Title
- Au Pays Du Mystere
- Author
- Mael, Pierre
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie Hachette et Cie.
- Place of Publication
- Paris,
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- India, French, French Books, Illustrated Books, Adventure, Children’s Books, Pierre Mael
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children and Juveniles;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AARDWOLF Fine Books
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Van Nuys, California
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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