Works of Rabelais
by Rabelais, Francois ; Thomson, Wm. M. (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Derby: Moray Press, 1894. Modern red half polished calf over marbled boards (hard cover), raised bands, gilt title and compartments, marbled endpapers. (6.5" x 9.25"). 640 pages; illustrations by Gustave Dore. Internally some light scattered foxing, remains a tight copy in a fine, handsome modern binding Size: Octavo. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Gustave Dore.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003729
- Title
- Works of Rabelais
- Author
- Rabelais, Francois ; Thomson, Wm. M. (Editor)
- Illustrator
- Gustave Dore
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Moray Press
- Place of Publication
- Derby
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- RABELAIS; DORE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...