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Poesies Choisies Et Pieces Inedites De Alexis Piron
by Piron, Alexis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Medford, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Paris: A. Quantin Imprimeur Editeur, 1879. First Edition. . Half-Leather. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8" tall hardback with corners and spine of leather. Boards are blue and beige pattern. Gold gilt decorations and print on spine. 5 raised bands on spine. Printed on spine: "Poesies De A. Prion" and at the bottom "Paris 1879" Minor bumping with light fraying at the ends of the spine and corners. Minor rubbing, scuffing, shelf wear to boards. Boards in Very Good condition. Paisley swirl endpages. Gift inscription on backside of Frontispiece. Pages are tight; clean/unmarked. 245 pages. The interior pages are in Fine or better condition. From the title page: "POESIES CHOISIES ST PIECES INEDITES DE ALEXIS PIRON Avec une Notice bio-bibliographique Par HONORE BONHOMME Paris A. Quantin Imprimeur Editeur 7, Rue Saint-Benoit 1879" I am saying this is a First Editon because the only print info stated is "1879" on the title page. Text of this book is in French. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Village Books and Music
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1502052
- Title
- Poesies Choisies Et Pieces Inedites De Alexis Piron
- Author
- Piron, Alexis
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. Quantin Imprimeur Editeur
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1879
- Pages
- 245
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography/Biography/Memoir; Poetry; Foreign Language--Instruction and Reading Books;
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About the Seller
Village Books and Music
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Medford, Oregon
About Village Books and Music
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- 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...
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