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THEATRE COMPLET DE M. DE VOLTAIRE (VOLS 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 ONLY- INCOMPLETE SET)
by Voltaire
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Libraires Associes, 1777. Hardcover. Good +. 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. Full brown calf with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Condition is GOOD+ ; Vol 1 - edge wear and mild rubbing. Spine leather gone. Vol 4 - ditto. Vol 5 - front cover starting, upper end of spine gone. Vol ditto with lower section of spine gone. Vol 8 - ditto on all points. Vol 9 - edge wear, waer and slight cracking along hinges. spine chipped and rubbed. Binding tight, text very clean with some minor foxing/browning, missing front marbled enpaper. Vol 10 - same outer condition though with front hinge visibly cracked and parts of spine missing, binding tight, text clean with minor foxing/browning. Vol 11 - outer condition also worn and rubbed, with front cover holding on by stitched binding, spine peeling off from front to back but present. Interior binding solid and good, minor browning/foxing to text. Drama. Stax.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8836
- Title
- THEATRE COMPLET DE M. DE VOLTAIRE (VOLS 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 ONLY- INCOMPLETE SET)
- Author
- Voltaire
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Amsterdam: Libraires Associes
- Date Published
- 1777
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama;
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Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
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