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ROMAN COMIQUE
by SCARRON, Paul
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1880. SCARRON, Paul. LE ROMAN COMIQUE. (STIKEMAN binding). Paris: Jouaust, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1880. Pour la Petite Bibliotheque Artistique. Three octavo volumes. 250-228-178 pp. Preface by Paul Bourget. Illustrated with ten etchings by A. Salmon after Leopold Flemeng. This is # 64 of 170 large paper copies on Holland paper, out of an edition of 220. (Carteret 1946: IV, p. 359, "edition estimee.") In a lovely binding by Stikeman & Co, signed in inner dentelles, of full blue crushed morocco gilt, decorated in rules, fillets and floral designs on covers and in spine compartments. Marbled endpapers and decorative turn-ins in gilt. Top edge gilt. Ribbon markers. Faint superficial half-inch crack to front outer hinge on Volume I. and II, else fine.
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- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88869
- Title
- ROMAN COMIQUE
- Author
- SCARRON, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1880
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Boston Book Company
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...